Go Back
+ servings

No bread sandwich | sandwich without bread | poha sooji snacks

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 5 sandwich

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup poha
  • ½ cup rava
  • ½ cup curd
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ cup water or as required
  • 2 chopped green chilli
  • ½ tsp ginger paste
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • ¼ cup chopped capsicum
  • ¼ cup chopped carrot
  • ¼ cup boiled green peas
  • ¼ cup boiled sweet corn
  • Some coriander leaves
  • ½ tsp red chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp chaat masala
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • Pinch of hing
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • Oil for greasing and roasting

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, add poha and wash it. Remove water, and poha become slightly soft.
  • Add soaked poha into a mixture jar, also add rava, curd, salt, and water. Grind it into a thick batter. Do not add more water while grinding the batter.
  • Take out the batter into the mixing bowl and whisk it slightly.
  • Cover and rest the batter for 15 minutes.
  • Now add chopped green chili, ginger paste, chopped onion, capsicum, carrot, boiled corn and peas, some coriander leaves, red chili flakes, chaat masala, black pepper powder, and salt. mix well.
  • Then in a tadka pan, oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, and hing. Saute it and add tadka to batter. Mix well.
  • Now add ¼ tsp baking soda and some lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Then grease hand sandwich toaster with oil and add 2 ladle of batter into it. Close the toaster and roast it on medium flame till it is slightly golden brown from both sides.
  • Also, you can cook nasta in a regular cooking pan or an appe pan. (Refer to video)
  • Serve nasta with tomato ketch up or chutney.

Notes

  • Do not add more water while grinding the batter.
  • Grind batter into a thick paste.
  • The consistency of the batter should be thick and pouring.
  • Tadka enhances the flavor and softness of nasta
  • Cook nasta on medium flame. Do not cook it on high flame.
  • No bread sandwich or nasta taste great when it is served hot with tomato sauce.