Thursday, 9 June 2011

HUMMUS SANDWICHES

U need:
For sandwiches                                                           For Hummus
Fresh sandwich bread slices: 4                                    Kabuli chola: 1 cup
grated cheese: 2 tablesp                                              Sesame seeds : 2 tsp
Grated carrots: 1/4 cup                                               garlic clove: 1
finely dice capsicums: 2 tablesp                                   lemon juice: 2 tsp
Butter                                                                        coriander leaves: 2 tsp
                                                                                  minced green chillies:2 tsp
                                                                                  salt and pepper to taste

Method:
1. To make the Hummus: 
    Clean and soak the kabuli channa overnight.Next day put the soaked channa in the mixie jar and grind to a paste adding a little water.Add the sesame seeds,salt pepper,green chillies,garlic and coriander leaves and grind further to a smooth paste.Add the lemon juice and mix well.Transfer into a bowl.Set aside.

2.Sandwiches:
   Mix together cheese,carrots and capsicums in a bowl.Add salt and pepper to taste.Take 2 bread slices.Apply a little butter on one bread slice.Apply the hummus paste generously.On this put a tsp of the cheese carrot mix.Take the other bead slice and put it on top of the first slice.Press well.Cut the crusts of the bread with a knife and slice the sandwich into two. Repeat the same with the other two bread slices.
3.Put the sandwiches in your lunch box.

Note: These sandwiches can also be grilled and tastes as good as fresh ones.If some Hummus is left you can add this to any dish you make.This paste lasts for 3 days in the refrigerator.Add salt according to your taste
 Happy cooking!!!!!!!!!!!Happy eating!!!!!!!!!!!.

Tip: You get sesame seed paste in shops,if you are using this avoid the sesame seeds mentioned above.You can mix in the sesame seeds paste instead.
Kabli chola is also called chick peas.


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