Toasted Sandwiches with Curry Potatoes

If you love the filling of the curry puff and do not wish to have deep-fried food, try out these toasted sandwiches with curry potato filling. It is simply delectable. If you intend to make them for a picnic, you will need to have a sandwich maker to seal in the filling. The vegetarian mushrooms that are used in the recipe can be purchased from Vegetarian shops. Its ingredients are mushroom stalks and seasoning. Besides curry potatoes, you can have Soon Kueh’s filling or Apple Pie filling or any other filling that you like.

Preparation: 10 mins, Cooking time: 25 mins

Ingredients (makes 12)
° 12 slices bread

Curry Potatoes Filling
° 350g potatoes, peeled and diced
° 50g carrot, peeled and diced
° 25g onion (optional), peeled and finely diced
° 50g vegetarian mushroom or vegetarian mushroom slice (optional), finely chopped
° 1 sprig curry leaves
° 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
° 1-1½ tablespoons curry powder, or to taste
° ½-1 teaspoon chilli powder, or to taste
° 1 sprig curry leaves
° 250ml water
° salt and sugar to taste
° 2-3 tablespoons coconut milk (optional)

Method
1. Mix the curry powder and chilli powder with a tad of water to form curry paste.
2. Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan, add the curry leaves and fry for half a minute. Stir in curry paste, fry until thickened and fragrant.
3. Stir in the potatoes, carrot, onion, vegetarian mushroom and stir fry for 1 minute. Add in the water, coconut milk and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Alternatively, add the potatoes, carrot, onion, vegetarian mushroom, water, coconut milk and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Stirring occasionally.
4. Season to taste with salt and sugar. Stir and cook till the gravy had dried. Set aside.
5. Place the curry potatoes onto the bread and make toasted sandwiches according to the instruction of sandwiches makers.