Vegetable toast – These spicy vegetable Toasts are perfect appetizers for kids parties as these are bite-sized and can be made in any desired fun shapes.
These are also very nutritious as these have lots of veggies. The best part about this recipe is you can make them ahead of time and then heat them in a non-stick pan just before serving. These are my kid’s favorite school lunch box snack.
You can sprinkle cheese and oregano and bake the slices rather than shallow frying to get a healthy bread pizza.
I ate these for the first time at my aunt’s (mausi) house and it was love at first bite. She used to make these with potato stuffing the same as used in parathas (Indian flatbread) and that is how I used to make it for some years.
One day my son was crying for Pizza and I was not in a mood to bake it. So I added all the Pizza toppings to potato mixture and my kids loved it.
Since then I have been experimenting with this recipe always adding some new vegetables to the recipe and results have always been great.
Update:
Our recipe spicy vegetable Toast has been published in the September 2014 issue of CHILD magazine in the right Lunch Article
Spicy Vegetable Toast
Spicy Vegetable Toast
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 slices of bread
- 4 medium boiled potatoes
- 1 cup finely chopped vegetables Onion, Capsicum, Tomatoes, etc.
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp finely chopped green chilies and ginger
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander/cilantro leaves
- oil for shallow frying
Instructions
Prepare the filling
- Mash the potatoes.
- Add all the vegetables, spices, green chilies, and coriander to the mashed potatoes.
- You can taste the mixture and adjust spices accordingly.
Assemble the Toast
- Take a bread slice and cut it into the desired shape.
- You can cut it round, rectangular, or square.
- I have cut 4 square pieces out of 1 slice of bread.
- Spread mixture on both sides of the bread.
Cook the Toast
- Heat a non-stick pan or griddle and grease it lightly with oil.
- Cook on both sides till golden brown just like pancakes using a little oil.
- Repeat with all the remaining slices of bread.
- Serve hot with chutney or ketchup.
To make Spicy Vegetable toast
Mash the potatoes.
Add all the vegetables, spices, green chilies, and coriander to the mashed potatoes. you can add a variety of vegetables to this toast.
You can taste the mixture and adjust spices accordingly.
Take a bread slice and cut it into the desired shape.
You can cut it round, rectangular, or square. I have cut 4 square pieces out of 1 slice of bread.
Spread mixture on both sides of the bread. Heat a non-stick pan or griddle and grease it lightly with oil.
Cook on both sides till golden brown just like pancakes using a little oil. Repeat with all the remaining slices of bread.
Serve hot with chutney or ketchup.
We are always worried about packing kid’s school lunch.
Check my post School Lunch Box Ideas for more ideas.
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This is my kid’s favourite recipe and always loved. Thank you
Thank you so glad to hear.
All time favorite snack
Thanks, Anu. These are loved by all.
Good recipe!
Thanks a lot Karan
I love the fact that we can add a lot of vegetables to it
Thanks. and kids will all the veggies without any complaint
I made this for my son tiffin box today, with doubts as he is a fussy eater, was so glad to know he loved it and and was searching for more when he came home.
Thanks for the awesome recipe, please post some more quick easy recipes like these…
I am so glad to hear that Rose. Will post some more Tiffin recipes for sure 🙂
Hey Dear…
I have tried 15 to 20 recipes from your blog n my both boys love them.
Thank u so much for sharing them.
I am commenting on this recipe coz the man of the house my hubby too loved this one.
I have a question. Which brand of chat masala you use. Is it Everest, MDH, catch or Baadshah? Or some other. Plz reply and do u grind it harms masala at home.
Thanks in advance.
Want to edit: let me know if u grind garam masala at home. Thank u
Actually, my mom makes garam masala for me and gives me 🙂
hello Shirley. Thank you so much, dear. I use Everest Chaat masala.
This looks very interesting, I’m definitely going to try it soon. Other recipes look appealing too.
Thanks Nidhi.
Thanks Vaishali 🙂
Tried this and everybody loved it
I was wondering if it’s possible to make and freeze them for later use..
So glad to hear that. I have not tried freezing them. you can try. you can freeze the vegetable mixture only and before serving spread it on bread and cook.
Thanks a lot for all the kids lunch box recipes… they are so easy yet yummy. My son always wants nuggets… hopefully i can give him varieties nw… God bless you.
So glad to hear that Nida
Hi Nidhi I am new this site..very very interesting.i alwasys find difficult to think about kids school lunch box..now I got a helpful site to try some different different food for my kids.just a quick question on spicy vegetables toast if I don’t add chillie or chillie powder will it make any different.because my elder one who is 8 year not spicy person.how will it be or can I add something else to make more tasty??thank you.
Hello, Mrs. Romila. Thanks for your kind words 🙂
If your child does not like spices you can easily remove chilies from the recipe. It will affect the taste a little but as your kid is not fond of spices it will not affect them. you can add capsicum, corn etc. to make it tastier.
Hi Nidhi. Thanks a lot for this receipe. It’s very easy. And it’s very yummy. My daughter liked it very much.
Thanks, Jyotsna. I am happy that your daughter liked the recipe 🙂
Loved this recipe….kids really liked it….Thank u ..!
So glad to hear that Asmita 🙂
Hi Nidhi ji, my baby is very slim…he cant eat milk products like chees, panner, cow milk..etc…he is underweight just started Play School.. can you please suggest me some recipes for lunch box… it’s very challenging to make a food for him which healthy and attractive both.
Thank u
Hi Ravneet. Try protein rich food like dal chilla, dal dhokla,besan dhokla or burritos.Try potato wraps, tikki burger , poha tikki etc. All these food are generally loved by kids in their tiffin.
Big hit!! Thanks!
Glad to hear that Sunita 🙂
Hi Nidhi,
All the recipies are very interesting, I have a doubt in making spicy vegetable toast,
should i spread the vegetable mixture on top of the bread slice or I should arrange like how we make for sandwich, I am very new to this yummy fancy foods and have just started experimenting.Kindly help me…pics look vry tempting.
Thanks Lakshmi
vegetable mixture will be spread on both sides of bread.
In sandwiches vegetable mixture is in center and bread on both sides. Here bread will be in center and vegetable mixture on both sides.
Do let me know if you have any other doubt 🙂
Dear Nidhi,
I tried the recipe today. For some reason the potato mixture was a bit bitter. Any idea what could have caused it? too much salt or ginger? i am not too much of a cook 🙁
HI Shalini. can’t understand any reason for mixture turning bitter. Too much ginger or may be potatoes were stale could be the reason.
Hi Nidhi ,
Liked your dish and it is very similar to one I make it so thought to share with you the same… Instead of potatoes we use Semolina ( sooji in Hindi) , mix semolina with little yogurt and then add the same mixture of capsicum tomatoes green chilli ginger salt. Mix it well and then put it on the bread but just on one side and shallow fry it.
Will try your recipe … Thanks
Hi Aditi. I also make semolina toast. they are yum. Do try this recipe also. I hope your family will love it 🙂
Hi Nidhi, I tried this recipe n it turned out yummy. My kids really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing. Will definitely try out other recipes too.
So glad to hear that Suganthi 🙂
Its so yum, I am in search of recipes where in I can sneak in veggies for my daughter. This is one of my recipes I am bookmarking 🙂
Thanks Sangeetha. I really hope your family likes it as much as my family does 🙂
OMG- jst when i wanted help with my sons lunch box ideas, i find this website. I plan to take a print out of one receipe each day and stuff it in his lunch box for the next day. Thank you sooooo much and keep refreshing with more ideas.
Thanks Rohini. So glad you found the recipes useful 🙂
Love d recipe
It’s really very yummy…
my mother in law liked it very much (first time)
Thankyou. I am glad your family liked it 🙂
i liked your recipe a lot
Do share with your kids the cinnamon rolls recipe they would definitely love it
http://trystwithcuisine.blogspot.in/2013/08/cinnamon-rolls.html
Sure. They definitely look very tempting.
hi nidhi,
ru from jaipur..i am from jaipur i liked the recp…
Hi Sweety. Yes I am also from Jaipur. Glad to hear from you 🙂
Love this recipe it can be snack or full meal itself.. Kids would love it
Thanks Veena. My kids love to take these in their lunchboxes.
its fantastic idea for kids lunch box. first time her, appreciate if you stop by at my space sometimes.
Thankyou. it is perfect for kids lunchbox.
Aloo Parathas (Parantha) are a staple dish in many Indian households. Warm flatbread stuffed with a spicy potato mixture, Aloo Parathas can be enjoyed with yogurt, pickle or with any curry. The chapatti and vegetable “all in one” design of Aloo Parathas make them a great meal on the go all by themselves. Pack some in the kids’ lunchboxes or for you “soccer Moms”, take some in the car with you for a quick snack in between activities. Try this simple and healthy recipe!
Hi Nidhi,
I am new to your blog and I loved it. Loved your photography skills as well.. 😀 I will surely stay around..
Thanks Surabhi. I have to confess that I am enjoying photography as much as cooking. 🙂
I love this recipe. I have always liked bread and potatoes and this looks delicious with the veggies on both sides of the bread!
Thanks. That is the main reason why veggies taste dominates bread in this recipe.
Hi Nidhi,
Delighted to have found your blog via Swapna of The Mom Views.. Look forward to connecting.. I have a small group for Indian mom bloggers and would love for you to be a part of it https://www.facebook.com/groups/275460132554422/
Once again, compliments on a lovely site and such yum recipes!!
Thanks Prerna. I would love to join your group.
Can I substitute with olive or cnkoiog oil? I tried makin This last time and it came out really hard, I duunnoo what I did wrongThank you very much for your help and for aall these great recipes.
I have used regular cooking oil. With potato mixture on both sides the toast should not be hard. may be your pan was too hot. after putting them on pan for 1 minute turn the flame on medium.
It looks yum and is a great idea for lunch too. If you don’t mind me asking, where did you buy the red plate with white border. It looks gorgeous. 🙂
Thanks Swapna. Got The plate from a craft bazaar at jkk in jaipur. I wanted to buy a set of 6 but there was only one left. bought it anyway as i really loved its pattern.
It looks yum and is a great idea for lunch too. If you don’t mind me asking where did You buy the red plate with the white border. It looks absolutely stunning. 🙂