Official Heritage RecipeRice & BreadsNon-Veg🌶️ Mild
Classic Anglo-Indian Egg Sandwich
The beloved school tiffin and railway journey sandwich. Hard-boiled eggs crushed with creamy mayonnaise, softened butter, black pepper, and fresh mustard cress on bakery white bread.
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Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time20 mins
Serves2 people
Ingredients
7 items · scaled for 2 servings
3 largeHard Boiled Eggs
4 slicesWhite Bakery Bread
2 tbspMayonnaise
1 tbspSoft Salted Butter
0.5 tspFreshly Cracked Black Pepper
0.3 tspDijon or English Mustard
1 tbspFinely Chopped Chives or Celery
Method & Preparation
4 steps to perfection
- 1
Hard boil eggs for 10 minutes, cool in ice water, peel, and mash roughly with a fork in a bowl.
- 2
Fold in mayonnaise, softened butter, mustard, salt, and freshly cracked black pepper.
- 3
Butter both slices of soft white bakery bread generously.
- 4
Spread the egg filling evenly between bread slices, press gently, trim crusts if desired, and slice diagonally into triangles.
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