SPROUTS AND PANEER SANDWICH 🥪

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HIGH PROTEIN SANDWICH 🥪

Portable and Easy-to make it's one of the few sandwiches you can literally enjoy on the go🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Sprouts and Paneer are so versatile, together they happen to be two of the best sources of protein that vegetarians can add to their diet.

This is a simple, easy and tasty sandwich that can be made for breakfast, evening snacks or for a light lunch or dinner. . If you have the sprouts ready, this recipe just needs 10 minutes of your time. To make the stuffing there is no cooking involved, except to put together all the ingredients.

THE MAIN BENEFITS OF PROTEIN ARE ⛔

Reduces Appetite and Hunger Levels

Increases Strength

Boosts Metabolism

Helps in Weight Loss

INGREDIENTS ⛔

Whole Wheat Bread (any bread): 4 slices

Moong Sprouts: 1 cup

Paneer: 50 gms cubed

Onions: 1 chopped

Tomato: 1/2 chopped

Capsicum: 1/2 chopped

Cucumber: 1/2 chopped

Hung curd: 1/4 cup

Butter: 1 tsp for toasting the sandwiches

Black salt as per taste

Black pepper: 1/2 tsp

Cheese Slices

METHOD ⛔

Steam the sprouts in a pressure cooker.

In a bowl add Sprouts 1 cup, Paneer 50 gms cubed, Onions 1 chopped, Tomato 1/2 chopped, Capsicum 1/2 chopped, Cucumber 1/2 chopped, Hung curd 1/4 cup, Black salt as per taste and Black pepper 1/2 tsp
Combine all the ingredients very well.
The mixture is ready.

Place the cheese slice, then the mixture (2 heaped tbsp or more as per choice ) on one side of the bread. Cover with another slice. Toast it in a sandwich maker or pan with little butter or ghee.

Cut the sandwiches diagonally and serve hot with green chutney and ketchup.

We love this sandwich warm and simple spiced but if you do prefer, you can add spices and herbs of your choice.

Coriander chutney perks up any sandwich, you can also add this to enhance the flavor of your sandwiches or just serve the sandwiches with chutney like we did.

To make the coriander chutney, take 1 cup tightly packed coriander leaves (rinse thoroughly in water and drain) 1/4 cup mint leaves (rinse thoroughly in water and drain) and 3-4 green chillies in a small blender or grinder.
Add ? teaspoon chaat masala powder and black salt or salt as required. Grind the chutney ingredients till smooth, add little water while blending or grinding.

If you do not have coriander leaves handy, then try using a mayonnaise, schezwan sauce or cheese spread.

RECIPE TIPS ⛔

The paneer filling can be prepared in advance and kept in the fridge to make the sandwiches quickly in the morning.

This sandwich tastes great with green chutney.

NUTRITION INFORMATION ⛔

50 grams of paneer on an average contains 10 grams of fat and protein and less than 1 gram of carbohydrate. It could be considered as the best alternative to meat for a protein-rich diet.

Sprouts are an excellent SOURCE of:
Calcium
Potassium
Magnesium
Folate
Beta-carotene
A bowl of sprouts, about 100 grams, contains just a little over 100 calories, packed with all the essential nutrients. It helps to keep the hunger pangs under control and helps to lose weight.