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Suji toast
Semolina vegetable toast
Suji toast: bread spread with a semolina, curd and vegetable paste and pan-toasted until crisp
Suji toast, sometimes called rava toast, is a Mumbai and North Indian home favourite for breakfast, tiffin or a quick dinner with soup. A paste of fine semolina, curd and finely chopped onion, tomato and capsicum is spread on bread and pan-toasted, paste side down, until it forms a golden, crunchy crust. It tastes like a cross between a vegetable uttapam and cheese-free toast, and children love it with ketchup. The common mistake is making the paste too runny, so it slides off and stays raw in the middle. Chef's tip: let the semolina and curd sit for 5 minutes while you chop; it thickens into a paste that spreads like soft butter.
- Total time
- 14 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 3
Ingredients
- 2 ⅞ oz fine semolina (suji)
- 3 ½ oz plain curd (yogurt)
- 1 onionsmall, very finely chopped
- 1 tomatosmall, seeds removed, very finely chopped
- ¼ green pepper (capsicum)very finely chopped
- 1 green chillifinely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh corianderfinely chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- 6 bread sliceswhite or brown
- 2 tbsp butter or oil
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Mix 2 ⅞ oz fine semolina (suji) and 3 ½ oz plain curd (yogurt) in a bowl and leave for 5 minutes, until it thickens.
5 minStep 2: Stir in 1 onion, 1 tomato, ¼ green pepper (capsicum), 1 green chilli, 2 tbsp fresh coriander and ½ tsp salt. It should be a thick paste; add a spoon of water only if it is too stiff to spread.
Step 3: Spread a thick layer of the paste right to the edges of each of the 6 bread slices slices.
Step 4: Heat a flat pan over a medium heat with a little of 2 tbsp butter or oil. Put 2 slices in, paste side down, and cook until the topping is golden and crisp and no longer sticky when lifted.
3 minStep 5: Dot the top with a little butter, flip and toast the plain side until golden. Repeat with the rest, adding butter each time.
6 minStep 6: Cut diagonally and serve hot with green chutney or ketchup.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does suji toast take?
- About 14 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 9 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 3 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of tomato?
- Tinned chopped tomatoes: a 400g tin for about 6 tomatoes (in cooked dishes, not salads).
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