The Sandwich Project caught my eye with its archive of 2927 sandwiches. Thank you for the link, Mom. I figured the project must be British because favorite is spelled favourite. As my editing eye scrolled down and lit on “Mistry special” under recipes, I wondered if that could be a misspelling or perhaps a culinary term unknown to me. Neither, as it turns out, thanks to a little Google sleuthing. A certain Mr. Mistry is an Indian construction tycoon, another Mr. Mistry is one of South Asia’s foremost authors. Aha. Thinkin’ maybe the Mistry Special includes curry or chutney or paneer or naan.
Number 2925 was originated by Hitash Mistry and it reads like it must rock.
Here’s how you do it, in Mr. Mistry words:
Spread naan bread with mango chutney, layer curry over chutney, sprinkle onions and crushed papadoms over top with plenty of cheese Grill until cheese melted.
Not especially detailed, so that leaves me room to jump in with my two cents. Were I to make this sandwich the words “layer” and “curry” would not be my guiding force. Sprinkle maybe. And while sprinkling, I would use sliced scallions or maybe minced white onion. The cheese? I have no idea. Any suggestions? Would paneer work? Does it melt nicely? On to crushed papadoms. What a great idea. Might taste good sprinkled on curried chicken salad too. Too bad I don’t have a live forum or I would try it. It might make a tasty lunch special at the Encounter. Little spinach salad on the side.
The Lunch Encounter 