Veg sesame fingers recipe – an Indo Chinese starter snack that I got inspired to make after having it in one of the well known Chinese restaurants in Kolkata. Their sesame toast is a killer. I could not make the way like theirs, but we were satisfied with the result.
Moreover, Veg sesame fingers is my family favourite now I make them at almost all my house parties. In fact, I make sesame fingers every time my kids bring their friends for night outs or stayovers. This is the perfect snack for midnight snacking and early breakfast when they have to rush for their school/college.
This sesame snack is the best Tiffen snack ever. It is crunchy, tasty and the best part is it tastes good even when cold too.
What is Indo- Chinese food?
Indian Chinese vs Authentic Chinese
The fusion version of Chinese food bears little resemblance to the authentic cuisine of China. Similar to how Indian food varies from one region to the next, Chinese food is diversified as well. While Cantonese cuisine is sweet, Sichuan is spicy and Shangdong is crispy and tangy. The most common culinary styles in Indian Chinese include Szechwan which is a fiery red sauce and Manchurian which is a sweet and salty brown sauce. And with its fiery flavours, Indian Chinese cuisine is now taking the world by storm.
Finally, I would like to suggest you few similar recipes from the blog e.g
- Midnight Snacks
- Methi Muthia- A Gujarati Snack
- Methi Muthia- A Gujarati Snack
- Savory Tarts- A Cocktail Snack
- Bread Roll|Baked Bread Roll
Sesame Fingers || Sesame Toast
Course: SnacksCuisine: ChineseDifficulty: Medium6
servings30
minutes40
minutes103
kcalIngredients
- For Sesame Fingers
1 small to medium carrot, finely chopped – approx.½ cup
finely chopped carrot
8 to 10 french beans, finely chopped – approx. ¼ cup
finely chopped beans
1 small capsicum (green bell pepper or Shimla Mirch) – ¼ cup finely chopped capsicum
1 small to medium onion – ¼ cup finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon chopped celery or coriander leaves
1 green chilli, finely chopped
½ inch ginger, finely chopped
2 to 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tablespoon corn starch
½ tablespoon naturally fermented soy sauce or as required
2 to 3 tablespoon sesame seeds or as required
salt and black pepper as required
- For The Cornstarch Solution
3 tablespoon cornflour (corn starch)
2 to 3 tablespoons of water
Directions
- Making Filling For Sesame Toast
- Boil the potato and then mash it. Parboil the carrots and beans. Finely chop them it.
- Also finely chop the onions, capsicum, celery or coriander, ginger, garlic and green chilli.
- In a bowl, mix the mashed potatoes, finely chopped carrot, beans, capsicum, onion, celery or coriander, ginger, garlic, green chilli, cornstarch, soy sauce, salt and black pepper really well.
- Let this mixture cool completely
- Making Sesame Toast
- Cut the bread into rectangular or triangles or small shaped squares or even round shapes with a biscuit cutter. Spread the veggie filling evenly. Press it lightly so that the filling sticks to the bread.
- You can also first spread the cornflour paste on the bread and then spread the veggie filling.
- Then apply the cornflour paste to it. Sprinkle the sesame seeds liberally over the paste. Press lightly so that they don’t fall off.
- Heat oil for shallow frying or deep frying. Slid the bread slices upside down with the filling side at the bottom, in medium hot oil.
- When this side gets browned, turn and cook the other side. You can flip once or twice to get a uniform golden colour.
- Fry the bread slices till crisp golden. Drain the fried bread slices on paper towels.
- Then slice them if you want & Serve sesame toast hot with tomato sauce or chilli sauce or schezuan sauce.