The Epic Vegan Sandwich ( Lentil Patties +Sweet Secret Sauce)

Is that epic or waa?

Wassup Gorillas!

So, if you've been reading my posts you might have heard that I am supposed to be eating super healthy and knocking off the bad carbs, because our trainer said so. Anyway, I am trying to lay off bread/rice/roti at lunch and eat some whole wheat/brown rice at dinner.

Today, I wanted a hearty sandwich and I thought about the glorious number of ways one can go about doing that. Vegan ingredients are plenty, you just have to refocus on all the stuff there is instead of thinking of the things that you can't eat. The best part about this recipe is that it's all about the macro idea here. The micro stuff (the sauce, the salad, the seasoning) is all up to you and how you like it. Also, it's a great go-to when you have random shit lying around the kitchen.


I  used Jus'Amazin Salted Caramel Cashew butter which is to die for and is available to order through Shilpa Mogilishetty, founder of this bomb-ass company. She makes all things plant-based and delish. Our company Write Leela Write also just did the branding for it. If you want some, hassle the lady on facebook here. Her website will up soon enough.

That's that amazing Cashew Butter from Jus'Amazin

So  basically you want to have for sure these things: A solid yummy bread. Go to a nice bakery, make your own, or if you must buy store bought regular vegan brown bread. I got me some bread from a local organic store. You'll need moong daal (Split Green Gram), seasonings like garlic powder, salt, pepper, chili sauce, herbs, basically whatever you have and like. You also need something sweet to balance it out like jaggery or date paste. You can also make your own cashew butter by blending some cashews with a tiny amount of water, jaggery, and a pinch of salt.

 Fresh Bread Makes Everything Ok

The Main Stuff You'll Need

A good whole wheat bread (as fresh as you can get it)

1 cup moong daal

2 green chilies chopped

fresh spinach

onions slices

tomato slices

Any other fresh veggies you want as the salad on top

jaggery paste/cashew butter

2 tb chia seeds (to coat patties and dunk in rebad crumbs)

1 cup breadcrumbs or rava (semolina)

chili sauce

lots of seasonings (of choice)



How To Make

In a pressure cooker add one cup moong daal and 2 cups of water with one teaspoon of oil. Let that cook for about 2 whistles. Once it's done, mash up the cooked daal, add salt, pepper, garlic powder, chilies and a little bit of sweet (sugar/jaggery/date paste). You can also add chopped cilantro.

Right before coating with breadcrumbs

Make small patties out of your lentil-mash. In a bowl with 5-6 Tablespoons of water add your chia seeds. Let it sit for about 3 minutes, it will become gooey, and basically work like an egg. Now dunk your lentil patty into the chia seed mix and then coat on a plate of bread crumbs (or semolina) and set aside. After all your patties are coated with chia-water and breadcrumbs/semolina, start an epic medium fire on your stove. On a pan add 2 small spoons of oil and pan fry your patties. About 4 minutes on each side.

Set them babies aside.

Make your salad, chopped veggies of choice (onion, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, spinach, lettuce, whatever) and add salt/pepper and some chili sauce or any other dressing you might have in the fridge.

Salad of choice

Get you bread out and spread some cashew butter on each side. Make it a thick layer now. Add your patties to a slice of cashew-buttered bread, mash it on there. Heap some spoons of the salad, and cover with another slice of cashew-buttered bread.

Assemble Away!

Go eat that epic thing. Now.

Till next time. Keep that shit real.