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Tarla Dalal
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Our chilli cheese toast recipe is a veg chilli cheese toast made on a sandwich toaster. On Mumbai’s streets, chilli cheese toast is an elaborate treat, of chutney-coated bread topped with a succulent mixture of cheese, capsicum and green chillies. We prefer making the veg chilli cheese toast in sandwich toaster as the result is a more crisp toast than that made on a tawa.
I grew up Mumbai roadside chilli cheese toast having on the streets of Breach Candy served on a paper plate.
Toasted with a brushing of butter, the chilli cheese toast is a snack that will perk you up instantly with its vibrant flavour and wonderful texture.
Notes on chilli cheese toast recipe. 1. Cover with another bread slice with the buttered-chutney side facing downwards. Press it tightly so that the stuffing doesn’t fall off. 2. Take a sandwich toaster and grease both its sides using butter. Pre-heat for a minute. 3. Cook on a medium flame, till the Cheese Chilli Toast turns brown and crisp on one side. Flip and cook the other side.
Serve Mumbai roadside chilli cheese toast hot and fresh with tomato ketchup and green chutney.
Check out our other popular Mumbai Street Foods collection of recipes which includes recipes like Veg Frankie, Chinese Bhel, Schezuan Chopsuey Dosa , Kaanda Bhajji Pav and many more.
Enjoy how to make chilli cheese toast recipe | veg chilli cheese toast in sandwich toaster | Mumbai roadside chilli cheese toast | Mumbai roadside chilli cheese toast | with detailed step by step photos and video below.
Chilli Cheese Toast ( Mumbai Roadside Snack) recipe - How to make Chilli Cheese Toast ( Mumbai Roadside Snack)
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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
25 Mins
Makes
4 toasts
Ingredients
For Cheese Chilli Toast
1 1/2 cups grated processed cheese
1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
1/4 cup finely chopped capsicum
salt to taste
8 slices bread
4 tsp butter for spreading
6 tsp butter for greasing and cooking
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For Serving With Cheese Chilli Toast
Method
For chilli cheese toast
- To make chilli cheese toast, combine the cheese, capsicum, green chillies and salt in a deep bowl and mix well.
- Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions. Keep aside.
- Spread ½ tsp of butter on each bread slice evenly and keep aside.
- Place 2 bread slices on a clean, dry surface with the buttered side facing upwards.
- Spread 1 tsp of green chutney on each of the bread slices.
- Spread a portion of the mixture evenly on 1 bread slice and cover with another bread slice with 1 buttered-chutney side facing downwards and press it tightly.
- Spread a little butter evenly on the bread slices.
- Grease a sandwich toaster on both the sides using butter and pre-heat for a minute.
- Place the sandwich in the sandwich toaster and cook on a medium flame, till it turns brown and crisp from both the sides.
- Cut the chilli cheese toast into 4 equal pieces, place it on a plate and apply a little butter evenly over it.
- Repeat steps 4 to 10 to make 3 more cheese chilli toasts.
- Serve the chilli cheese toast immediately with tomato ketchup and green chutney.
Handy tip:
- At step 9, keep turning the sandwich toaster and checking at regular intervals to avoid the toast from getting burnt.
chilli cheese toast recipe | veg chilli cheese toast on sandwich toaster | Video by Tarla Dalal
Chilli Cheese Toast ( Mumbai Roadside Snack) recipe with step by step photos
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Take a deep bowl and put the cheese into it.
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Add the capsicum.
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Also, add the green chillies.
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Add the salt to taste.
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Mix it well. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions. Keep aside.
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Take a deep bowl and put the cheese into it.
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Place 2 bread slice on a clean and dry surface and spread about ½ tsp of butter on each bread slice evenly. Keep the buttered side facing upwards.
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Spread 1 tsp of green chutney on each of the bread slices.
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Take a portion of the mixture and spread it evenly on 1 bread slice.
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Cover with another bread slice with the buttered-chutney side facing downwards. Press it tightly so that the stuffing doesn’t fall off.
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Spread about ½ tsp butter evenly on the bread slices.
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Take a sandwich toaster and grease both its sides using butter. Pre-heat for a minute.
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Place the sandwich in the sandwich toaster.
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Cook on a medium flame, till the Cheese Chilli Toast turns brown and crisp on one side.
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Flip and cook the other side too.
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Transfer the Chilli Cheese Toast on a clean and dry surface.
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Cut into 4 equal pieces using a serrated knife or a pizza cutter.
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Smear a little butter ( ½ tsp approx.) evenly over it.
- Repeat the steps with the remaining bread slices to make 3 more Cheese Chilli Toasts.
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Serve the Chilli Cheese Toasts hot with tomato ketchup and green chutney.
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Place 2 bread slice on a clean and dry surface and spread about ½ tsp of butter on each bread slice evenly. Keep the buttered side facing upwards.
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kumarmohana
March 13, 2025, midnight
Brilliant, came out very well tried only once so far but came out v.well

Payal Shah
March 13, 2025, midnight
This is my favourite snacks on a street .. The combination of cheese ,chilli and capsicum is just amazing.. I always use a hand toaster that taste just as if u r eating it on a stall on the road

Sonal Modi
March 13, 2025, midnight
I heard this recipe name so many times but I did not make it. I have prepared this toast for the first time and it came out very well. Thank you very much.

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Sonal , we are delighted you loved the Cheese Chilli Toast recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.

Madhu
March 13, 2025, midnight
Easy to make with readily available ingredients. Cheese and vegetables in India are more tastier than in USA

Disha
March 13, 2025, midnight
loved the Mumbai roadside chilli cheese toast recipe. thanks