Sada Sandwich

Ingredients 

• 8 white bread slices
• 1 star anise
• 15-20 black peppercorns
• 10-12 cloves
• 2 inch cinnamon stick
• 4 tsps fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds 
• 1½ tsps citric acid (nimbu phool)
• 1 tsp chaat masala 
• ½ tsp dry mango powder (amchur)
• ½ tsp black salt
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled
• 1 medium onion
• 1 medium capsicum
• 1 medium tomato
• 1 medium potato, boiled and peeled
• 1 medium beetroot, boiled and peeled
• Butter for applying
• Green chutney as required
• Sev for garnish
• Tomato ketchup to serve

Method

1. To make sandwich masala, dry roast star anise, black peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds and cumin seeds in a non-stick pan till the whole spices become fragrant. Set aside for cool slightly.
2. Transfer the roasted whole spices in a blender jar, add citric acid, chaat masala, dried mango powder, black salt and chilli powder and blend to a fine powder.
3. Thinly cut cucumber, onion, capsicum, tomato, potato and beetroot into thin roundels. Trim the sides of the white bread slices.
4. For making each sandwich, apply butter and green chutney on one side of two slices of bread. On one slice, place 4 potato slices and sprinkle sandwich masala. Place a few onion slices and cucumber slices and sprinkle sandwich masala. Place a few tomato slices and a few capsicum slices and sprinkle sandwich masala. Lastly place a beetroot slice and sprinkle sandwich masala and cover with the remaining bread slice. Making the remaining sandwiches similarly.
5. Place each sandwich on a serving plate, cut into six equal portion, apply butter and green chutney on top. Garnish with sev and serve immediately with tomato ketchup.