Bengaluru Sandwich ( also called as Bun Nippat Masala) is a street style snack found in many places in Bengaluru. Refreshing salad, sweet pineapple, crunchy nippatu and masala peanuts combined with sweet and spicy chutneys make this sandwich lip smacking good.
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Why is it called Bengaluru Sandwich?
Sandwich layered with onion, tomato, cucumber and chutneys is a very common street snack in India. What makes this Benagluru special is the use of Nippatu (rice crackers) and Congress Kadlekayi (masala peanuts).
Nippatu is a deep fried spicy rice cracker and Congress Kadlekayi is made with roasted peanuts and masala powders. These two snacks are quite famous and are widely consumed in Bangalore and all over Karnataka. The combination of these crunchy savory snacks combined with pineapple and other sandwich ingredients make this dish interesting and very tasty.
If in Bangalore I would highly recommend buying these snacks from local stores, they are the best. But if you are planning to make these at home, here are the recipes – Congress Kadlekayi and Nippatu.
Ingredients:
Bun – I used regular burger buns, you can also use masala buns or any of your favorite buns.
Pineapple – thinly sliced fresh pineapple
Nippatu – used store bought
Masala Peanuts – can be easily made at home ( recipe link included)
Step by Step Method
1 Finely chop the onion and soak it in water for 10 minutes to remove the strong raw flavor. Drain and set a side.
2- Add the onion, coriander leaves and grated carrot to a bowl and mix it well.
3- Slice the bun, apply butter/oil and roast in the tawa or a toaster till light brown.
4- Apply green chutney and tamarind chutney on both bun slices. Now crush a nippatu and place it on one of bun slice.
5- Now add congress kaldlekayi (masala peanuts) and onion carrot and coriander mixture. Sprinkle some salt and chaat masala.
6 – Add sev, thinly sliced cucumber, pinch of salt, thinly sliced pineapple, red chili powder, chaat masala, and tomato.
7 – Now cover with the other half of the bun which is applied with date and green chutney. Gently press the bun from the top and cut them to four pieces.
8 – Serve immediately.
Tips –
Use fresh and tasty nippatu and masala peanuts in the recipe.
Toast the bun if not the sandwich will be soft and will become soggy.
When it comes measurements, there are no hard rules. You can add ingredients according to your taste.
Do not skip the pineapple, goes really well with the other flavors.
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Bengaluru Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 large burger buns
- 3 nippatu ( rice crackers) also called chekkalu in telugu
- 3 tablespoons congress kadlekayi
- 3 tablespoons green chutney
- 2 tablespoons date chutney or to taste
- 3 tablespoons sev
- few thinly sliced pineapple wedges
- few thinly sliced cucumber
- few thinly sliced tomato
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled and grated
- 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
- salt to sprinkle
- Kashmiri red chili powder to taste
- chaat masala to taste
Instructions
- Finely chop the onion, add a squeeze of lemon and soak it in water for 10 minutes to remove the strong raw flavor. Drain the water completely and set a side.
- Add the onion, coriander leaves and grated carrot to a bowl and mix it well.
- Slice the bun, apply butter/oil and roast in the tawa or a toaster till light brown.
- Apply green chutney and tamarind chutney on both bun slices. Now crush a nippatu and place it on one of bun slice.
- Now add congress kaldlekayi (masala peanuts) and onion carrot and coriander mixture. Sprinkle some salt and chaat masala.
- Add sev, thinly sliced cucumber, pinch of salt, thinly sliced pineapple, red chili powder, chaat masala, and tomato.
- Now cover with the other half of the bun which is applied with date and green chutney. Gently press the bun from the top and cut them to four pieces.
- Serve immediately.
Sujatha. Y v
Very nice