SESAME FINGERS

                                          SESAME FINGERS

                                             (Yield: 8 Sesame Fingers)

A sesame finger makes great crispy, crunchy finger food for kids.

Makes great back to school snack for kids.

INGREDIENTS:

·      2 Sandwich Bread (Note: Avoid using Toast Bread, which is too soft to hold vegetable masala on it)

·      1 Medium Potato, boiled, peeled and mashed

·      1/8 cup Red Bell Peppers, finely chopped

·      1/8 cup green Bell peppers, finely chopped

·      1 Green Chili, finely chopped

·      1 T Coriander Leaves, chopped

·      ¼ tsp. Kashmiri Red Chili Powder

·      ¼ tsp. Coriander Powder

·      ¼ tsp. Cumin Powder

·      ¼ tsp. Mango Powder (Aamchur Powder)

·      ¼ tsp. Garam masala

·      ¼ tsp. Salt

·      2-3 T Tomato Ketchup

·      2-3 T Sesame Seeds

·      Oil for roasting

LET’S COOK:

Avoid using toast bread as it is very light in texture and so does not hold potato-bell pepper masala well.

Sandwich bread is dense and compact so holds potato-bell peppers masala very well.

Heat half tsp. oil in a heavy bottom non stick pan on low heat and roast bread till light brown in color on both sides. Finish roasting both bread. Allow it to cool for few minutes.

Roast again with few drops of oil till dark golden brown in color.

Twice roasted bread turns tough and crispy.

Roast bread in advance and allow them to cool, this way bread become harder and crispier and ready for preparing sesames seeds fingers.

Boil potato and peel and mash.

In a mixing bowl combine mashed potato, red bell peppers, green bell peppers, chopped coriander leaves and green chili and all dry spices and mix well. (Raw bell pepper gives nice crunch to the sesame fingers)

Divide veggie masala in two parts.

Meanwhile heat half-teaspoon oil in a pan.

Spread tomato ketchup on bread then one part of thin layer of potato bell peppers masala and again spread tomato ketch up and then sprinkle sesame seeds in signal layer. Press your palm gently on sesame seed layer to stick them well. (Tomato ketch up holds vegetable masala with bread and also helps to stick sesame seeds on top and as a bonus it adds up great taste to the sesame fingers. Use any sauce of your choice, it serves double purpose)

Place the bread in a pan with sesame seed layer down and roast on medium low heat till a sesame seed turns light golden brown in color.

Gently reverse the bread and allow roasting for few seconds.

Place roasted bread on plate.

Allow cooling and cut it into 4 long strips.

Place on serving plate and serve with chili sauce.

You can serve sesame fingers with green chutney as well as with tamarind chutney too.

Enjoy…

NOTE:

Make it in advance and before serving place on hot pan on low heat to reheat and make it crispy and serve.

OR

Place on cookie baking tray and re-heat in oven at 300 degree Fahrenheit for few minutes before serving.