Boiled Egg Sandwich

20 July 2009 3,326 views 10 Comments

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“Life is like a sandwich – the more you add to it, the better it becomes.” – Anonymous

Continuing the series on Breakfast with Egg Recipes, we’ll talk about Boiled Egg Sandwich today. [Part 1 was Mughlai Paratha, Part 2 was French Toast, Part 3 was Scrambled Eggs and Part 4 was Banana Pancake].

Sandwich with chips

Sandwich became popular among the European aristocrats during the late 17^th century as a late night meal. But the first use of the word “sandwich” was mentioned much later in 19^th century. It was named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. During Montagu’s long hours of gambling he used to order meat in between two bread slices so as not to grease his hands and spoil the cards. Others saw this, got inspired and started ordering for the same food, eventually calling it sandwich.

As the quote above says, it is very true that the better the filling of the sandwich better is its feeling. The one I prepared was a very simple and quick to cook sandwich. You can check this other variation of egg sandwich. Poached egg seasoned with peppercorn and salt can also be used as a sandwich filling.

Preparation time: 6 mins

Cooking time: 10 mins

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

- Bread slices (Pauruti): 6

- Eggs (Dim): 3

- Freshly grounded peppercorn for seasoning

- Salt to taste

- Cheese/ Butter or other fat spread

Preparation:

Hard boil the eggs, and throw away the shell.
Mash the eggs with a fork or potato masher and season accordingly with peppercorn and salt
Spread each bread slice with softened butter
Spread the mashed eggs over 3 of the bread slices and press lightly with the other three
Cut the sandwiches diagonally and serve with chips or tomato sauce

Boiled Egg Sandwich

Hot Tips – The ideal time to prepare hard boiled eggs is 10mins and then keep those for sometime in cold flowing water. If you want to have a soft boiled egg then just cook for 6 – 8 mins. I used whole wheat bread to prepare the sandwiches; the nutrition count is based on that.

Further readings – Egg potato sandwich, Different sandwich fillings

Nutrition Calculator – 1 sandwich

Calories 300

Total Carbohydrate 13.7gms

Dietary fiber 1.9gms

Protein 22.7gm

Total fat 16.9gms

Cholesterol 635mg

Sugar 3.6gms

Vitamin A 20%

Vitamin C 0%

Iron 10%

Calcium 8%

Sandwich on way to Divya’s yummy event on “Show me your sandwich” , NTTC#5 event hosted by Sneh of Gel’s Kitchen and to Neha’s blog for the event CFK: Healthy Lunch boxes.

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10 Comments »

Avneesh said:

Hey kalyan…

yaar..ye onion uttapam ki recipe bata na…

Avneesh

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Sudeshna Banerjee Reply:
July 20th, 2009 at 7:31 PM

Thanks for commenting Avneesh. Here’s a post that would help you make Onion Uttapam (by Arundati) – http://arundati.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/onion-uttapam-for-busy-mornings/

http://onionuttapam.com/

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# 20 July 2009 at 7:20 PM

Divya Vikram said:

Great work with the new site!! And sandwich looks yumm! You can send this to the event going on in my blog if you wish
Divya Vikram´s last blog ..Peanut Butter Cookies

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Sudeshna Banerjee Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 2:09 PM

Divya, Thank you for visiting my blog. I’ll send you this recipe and along with some other for the event.

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# 21 July 2009 at 12:31 AM

mandira said:

this looks delicious… reminds me of my childhood days when we would take this for picnics
mandira´s last blog ..Honey & Mango Frozen Yogurt

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Sudeshna Banerjee Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 7:25 PM

Mandira, Thanks for dropping by and commenting. I’ve been to only a few picnics in good ‘ol days – mostly in Zoo (Alipore, Calcutta) but used to fall sick every time I went there. Not too many happy picnic memories you see.
But used to take this dish for my school lunch sometimes.

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# 21 July 2009 at 6:55 PM

Jeet said:

Hmmm… eita to khub yummy. Amarto khub priyo. You all should try this. Itz a healthy breakfast for everyone.

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Sudeshna Banerjee Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 11:45 AM

Even I love sandwiches and when there is a filling of eggs, there can’t be anything better to have for breakfast.

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# 22 July 2009 at 10:54 AM

Robert-Gilles Martineau said:

Dear Sudeshna!
Greetings from Japan!
First of all, thank you so much for notifying me on your new blog!
Great concept, great pics and great layout! Bravo!
This will become a great source of information!
I have a special love for “regional” blogs as opposed to “general” ones. Yours has this extra quality as it will make your own country/region more accessible to everyone!
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles
Robert-Gilles Martineau´s last blog ..Dessert: Ricotta, Orange Peels & Chocolate Tart

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# 22 July 2009 at 1:03 PM