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    Breadless Sandwich | Sandwich Without Bread | Veg Eggless Omelette

    Published: Feb 3, 2021 · Modified: Sep 9, 2022 by Kushi · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Breadless Sandwich | Eggless Omelette is a delicious and high-protein-packed sandwich recipe that is sure to be your NEW favorite family recipe.

    Best healthy protein packed breadless sandwich cut into halves ( sandwich without bread, vegetarian eggless omelette)

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    • About the recipe
    • How to make a breadless sandwich?
    • What goes in the filling for a no-bread sandwich?
    • Ingredients
    • Detailed step-by-step recipe for Sandwich without bread or Veg Eggless Omelette
    • FAQS
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    Have you heard of making a sandwich without bread or omelettes without eggs?

    Sounds interesting, right? It's very tasty and addictive too.

    Are you in a transition phase from being a meat (including eggs) eater to a vegetarian or vegan plant-based diet? Then you are at the right place. Yuppie!!!!!!

    About the recipe

    This breadless sandwich is one of the best vegetarian, gluten-free recipes you can serve for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, especially on meatless Mondays, and also the best option if you are on a weight loss program. With few tweaks in the sandwich filling, this sandwich without bread can be made vegan too. During vrat or fasting days, you can still prepare this sandwich recipe; just skip onions.

    Also, the best thing I love about this breadless sandwich bread or protein slices is that they do not need a toaster, oven, or grill. It's made on a pan or skillet, plus you can serve it hot, cold, and lukewarm. It tastes amazingly delicious in any form 🙂 . So it's perfect for picnics, tailgates, potlucks, and beach days.

    This post is mainly about how to make sandwiches without bread that uses flour, what ingredients are used to prepare these protein-packed slices and some ways you can prepare and serve them like a stuffed sandwich, layered sandwiches, omelets, uttapam, dosa, and pancakes.

    Breakfast sandwich without bread served with chutney and mayonnaise

    How to make a breadless sandwich?

    What can I use instead of bread for sandwiches?

    Two main ingredients that are needed to make breadless sandwiches are yellow lentils (moong dal) & chickpeas (garbanzo beans or chana).

    Substitute for lentils:  You can also use red lentils (masoor dal) or split green peas. But the taste may vary slightly.

    Substitute for chickpeas: You can use kidney beans or rajma, great northern beans, black beans, kala chana, etc. Any canned beans or dried beans that are soaked and cooked will work for this recipe. But the taste and color may vary accordingly. I prefer white chickpeas or garbanzo beans because they are easily available in the canned form at all supermarkets. Also, they have a mild or neutral flavor and are protein-packed.

    You can make the batter for the slices ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator and use it as and when required.

    Protein packed sandwich with toppings and stuffing's of your choice

    What goes in the filling for a no-bread sandwich?

    For the stuffed sandwich:

    I prefer paneer (Indian cottage cheese) or any crumbled cheese, sautéed mushrooms, onions, green chiles or jalapenos, frozen green peas, grated melting cheese of your choice, cilantro or coriander leaves, spice powders like garam masala (or curry powder) and red chile powder, and salt. You can use all of this or only those that you like.  Simply toss all the ingredients in a bowl and keep it in the fridge till you are ready to use. I generally don't add any sauces or chutneys to the stuffed sandwich, I instead provide them as a dipping sauce.

    Its always hard to give the right amount of ingredients when it comes to sandwich fillings because every time I make, I vary the amount and ingredients. I add only those that are available in my pantry. I hope its the same for all of you 🙂

    For layered sandwich:

    I prefer onion, tomatoes, avocado, cheese slices, mint chutney, mayonnaise or tomato ketchup or combination of mayo, ketchup and sriracha. Use your favorite sandwich fixings.

    healthy weight loss sandwich recipe prepared suing lentils and chickpeas

    To make eggless omelette (omelet) or uttapam:

    Use the same ingredients as mentioned for the stuffed sandwich except for the cheese. Once you spread the bread batter, sprinkle the filling. Once the bread is cooked and becomes golden from the bottom, carefully flip and cook on other side until its cooked and becomes golden in color.

    Some other serving alternatives with these protein-packed slices

    • Suppose you do not want to make sandwich or omelete, using the same batter prepared using lentils and chickpeas, you can prepare protein dosa or pancake or dilute the batter and prepare thin crepes and serve it with chutney or honey or maple syrup.
    • Filling options for sandwich are always endless. You can use any combination of ingredients. If you want to add some meat for stuffed sandwich, make sure it is cooked once like mushroom so that process of cooking sandwich becomes faster.

    Let's get started.. 

    best bread slices made on pan packed with proteins like chickpeas, lentils

    Ingredients

    These breadless sandwich are best high protein meal (breakfast, lunch, or dinner)

    For the batter or protein slices
    1 cup Split Yellow lentils or Moong dal or Mung bean
    1 cup Dried Chickpeas or 2 cups boiled or canned chickpeas

    For the stuffed sandwich - Feel free to use your favorite ingredients and combination
    ½ cup Onions chopped
    2 Green chilies or Jalapenos finely chopped
    ⅓ cup Mushroom sautéed
    2 tablespoon finely chopped Cilantro or Coriander leaves
    ⅓ cup Paneer or any crumbled cheese like feta
    ½ cup Frozen green peas
    ⅓ cup grated cheese like Mozzarella or other melting cheese of your choice
    ½ to 1 teaspoon Curry powder or Garam masala powder
    ½ to 1 teaspoon red chile powder
    Salt, to taste

    For the regular sandwich using these protein slices, use your favorite sandwich fixings. I just used those that were available in my pantry. 
    1 onion, cut into circles
    1 tomato, cut into circles
    Mint chutney or any spread of your choice
    3 tablespoon Mayonnaise
    1 tablespoon Tomato ketchup
    Cheese slices, as needed

    Top view of sandwich without bread, cut into slices, vegetarian breakfast omelet

    Detailed step-by-step recipe for Sandwich without bread or Veg Eggless Omelette

    Soak lentils and chickpeas

    • If using canned chickpeas ignore this step. If using dried chickpeas soak them in enough water and next morning cook in any way you prefer. I generally pressure cook for 3 whistles. 1 whistle on high flame and 2 on medium flame.
    • Wash yellow lentil or moong dal in water 2 to 3 times to remove any impurities. Now soak them in enough water overnight. Next morning drain any remaining water. The soaked lentils would have doubled in volume.
    • Basically the ratio will be 1:1. For 1 cup soaked lentil use 1 cup cooked chickpeas or kabuli chana.

    Blend to form thick batter

    • Add soaked lentil and cooked chickpeas in a blender along with little water to form a thick smooth paste. Do not add all water at once. Start with ⅓ to ½ cup and add more only if desired. Check out video for more details
    • Transfer it to a bowl. Add salt and mix. Keep it aside.

    Filling for the stuffed sandwich

    • Simply add all the ingredients mentioned under stuffed sandwich and mix. Keep this aside.
    • I have just sautéed mushrooms in one teaspoon of oil till its cooked through.

    Serving suggestion I (Cook stuffed sandwich)

    • Heat a non-stick pan on medium flame. Once the pan is hot, spread ladle full of batter of desired thickness in bread or square shape. Check out video for better understanding. 
    • Spread 1 or 2 tablespoon of filling and on top of it spoon another ladle of batter.
    • Drizzle some vegetable oil (or coconut oil) and cover with a lid. This should always be cooked on medium flame.
    • Once bottom becomes golden brown in color and top looks cooked - this may take 3 to 4 minutes depending on the thickness of the spread batter, flip and cook on other side till its golden brown.
    • Transfer this to a plate. Cut them into triangles. Serve with mint chutney, ketchup, mayonnaise, or combination of both ketchup and mayo and enjoy.
    healthy, weight loss, protein packed sandwich presented three ways #sandwiches

    Serving suggestion II ( Cook plain protein slices to add your fillings)

    • Once the pan is hot on medium flame, spread ladle full of batter of desired thickness in bread or square shape.
    • Drizzle oil and cover with the lid. This should always be cooked on medium flame.
    • Once the bottom becomes golden brown and top looks cooked flip and cook on other side for few one or two minutes.
    • Repeat the process for remaining batter and use these slices to build your own sandwiches with your favorite fillings.
    • I have used mint chutney and mayonnaise mixed with ketchup as spreads, cheese slices, onions, and tomatoes today. But these fixings keep changing based on what is available in my pantry.

    Serving suggestion III (Cook vegetable uttapam or eggless omelette)

    • Once the pan is hot on medium flame, spread ladle full of batter of desired thickness in round or square shape.
    • Use the same filling as of stuffed sandwich expect for the cheese. Sprinkle the filling on top of the batter.
    • Drizzle oil and cover with the lid. Continue cooking on medium flame.
    • Once the bottom becomes golden brown, flip and cook on the other side. You can cook last 1 minute on medium-high flame so that onions gets charred. This enhances the taste.

    I can go on with serving suggestions but let me stop here for now 🙂 If you give this sandwich recipe a try, do comment below or tag me on Instagram with your variations. I would be happy to check them out.

    FAQS

    How long can I store this bread batter?

    You can store the batter in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days and use as and when required.

    How long does breadless sandwich filling last?

    Sandwich fillings can be refrigerated for 2 days in an air-tight container.

    Pro Tip

    • While cooking slices or stuffed sandwiches, make sure you cook on medium flame and don't be in a rush to flip. It takes time to cook depending on the thickness. If you try to flip early, it may fall apart and break.

    Video

    Check out the video here on making of breadless sandwich, veg eggless omelette

    Recipe card

    healthy breadless sandwich, veg eggless omelette #sandwiches

    Breadless Sandwich | Sandwich Without Bread | Veg Eggless Omelette

    Kushi
    Breadless Sandwich | Eggless Omelette or Omelet is a delicious and high protein-packed sandwich recipe that is sure to be your NEW favorite family recipe. This sandwich is one of the best vegetarian gluten free recipe you can serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner specially on meatless Mondays and also the best option if you are on weight loss program. With few tweaks in the sandwich filling, this breadless sandwich can be made vegan too. 
    5 from 17 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Soak time 6 hours hrs
    Total Time 6 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Snack
    Cuisine American, Canada, England, Indian
    Servings 8 sandwiches
    Calories 236 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Pan
    • 2 Bowl

    Ingredients
      

    For the batter or protein slices

    • 1 cup Split Yellow lentils or Moong dal or Mung bean
    • 1 cup Dried Chickpeas or 2 cups boiled or canned chickpeas (or Garbanzo beans)
    • Salt, to taste

    For the stuffed sandwich – Feel free to use your favorite ingredients and combination

    • ½ Onion, finely chopped
    • 2 Green chilies or Jalapeno, finely chopped
    • 2 tablespoon Cilantro or Coriander leaves, finely chopped
    • ⅓ cup Mushroom, sautéed
    • ⅓ cup Frozen green peas
    • ⅓ cup Paneer or any crumbled cheese like feta
    • ⅓ cup  Grated melting cheese like mozzarella or others of your choice
    • ½ to 1 teaspoon Curry powder or Garam masala powder
    • ½ to 1 teaspoon Red chile powder
    • Salt, to taste

    For the regular sandwich recipe using these protein slices, use your favorite sandwich fixings.

    • 1 Onion, cut into thin circles
    • 1 Tomato, cut into thin circles
    • Mint chutney or any spread of your choice
    • 3 tablespoon Mayonnaise
    • 1 tablespoon Tomato ketchup
    • Cheese slices, as needed

    Instructions
     

    Soak Lentils & Chickpeas

    • If using canned chickpeas ignore this step. If using dried chickpeas soak them in enough water and next morning cook in any way you prefer. I generally pressure cook for 3 whistles. 1 whistle on high flame and 2 on medium flame. 
      1 cup Split Yellow lentils or Moong dal or Mung bean, 1 cup Dried Chickpeas or 2 cups boiled or canned chickpeas
    • Wash yellow lentil or moong dal in water 2 to 3 times to remove any impurities. Now soak them in enough water overnight. Next morning drain any remaining water. Once soaked, the lentil will double in volume.
    • Basically the ratio will be 1:1. For 1 cup soaked lentil use 1 cup cooked chickpeas or kabuli chana.

    Blend to form thick batter

    • Add soaked lentil and cooked chickpeas in a blender along with little water to form thick smooth paste. Do not add all water at once. Start with ⅓ to ½ cup and add more only if desired. (Check video for more details)
      Salt, to taste
    •  Transfer it to a bowl. Add salt and mix. Keep it aside.

    Filling fot the Stuffed Sandwich

    • Simply add all the ingredients mentioned under stuffed sandwich and toss. Keep this aside. 
      ½ Onion, finely chopped, 2 Green chilies or Jalapeno, finely chopped, 2 tablespoon Cilantro or Coriander leaves, finely chopped, ⅓ cup Mushroom, sautéed, ⅓ cup Frozen green peas, ⅓ cup Paneer or any crumbled cheese like feta, ⅓ cup  Grated melting cheese like mozzarella or others of your choice, ½ to 1 teaspoon Curry powder or Garam masala powder, ½ to 1 teaspoon Red chile powder, Salt, to taste
    • I have just sautéed mushrooms in 1 teaspoon of oil till its cooked through. 

    Serving Suggestion 1 - Cook Stuffed Sandwich

    • Heat a non-stick pan on medium flame. Once the pan is hot, spread a ladle full of batter of desired thickness in bread or square shape. (check the video shared for more details)
    •  Spread 1 or 2 tablespoon of filling and on top of this filling spoon another ladle of batter. 
    • Drizzle oil (vegetable oil or coconut oil)  and cover with the lid. This should always be cooked on medium flame. 
    • Once bottom becomes golden brown in color and top looks cooked – this may take 3 to 4 minutes depending on the thickness - flip and cook on the other side till its golden brown. 
    • Transfer this to a plate. Cut them into triangles. Serve with ketchup, mayonnaise or combination of both and enjoy. 

    Serving Suggestion II ( Cook Plain Protein Slices to add your Fillings)

    • Once the pan is hot on medium flame, spread ladle full of batter of desired thickness in bread or square shape. 
    • Drizzle oil (I have used coconut oil. Use oil of your preference) and cover with the lid. This should always be cooked on medium flame. 
    • Once the bottom becomes golden brown and top looks cooked, flip and cook on other side for one or two minutes. 
    • Repeat the process for remaining batter and use these slices to build sandwiches with your favorite fillings or fixings.
    • I have used mint chutney and mayonnaise mixed with ketchup as spreads, cheese slices, onions and tomatoes. But these sandwich fixings keeps changing based on what is available in my pantry. 
      1 Onion, cut into thin circles, 1 Tomato, cut into thin circles, Mint chutney or any spread of your choice, 3 tablespoon Mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon Tomato ketchup, Cheese slices, as needed

    Serving Suggestion III Cook Vegetable Uttapam or Eggless Omelette

    • Once the pan is hot on medium flame, spread ladle full of batter of desired thickness in round or square shape. 
    • Use the same filling as suggested for stuffed sandwich expect for cheese. Sprinkle the filling on top of the batter.
    •  Drizzle oil and cover with the lid. This should always be cooked on medium flame.
    • Once the bottom becomes golden brown, flip and cook on other side. You can cook last 1 minute on medium-high flame so that onions get charred. This enhances the taste. 

    Notes

    • While cooking slices or stuffed sandwiches, make sure you cook on medium flame and don’t be in a rush to flip. It takes time to cook depending on the thickness of the spread batter. If you try to flip early, it may fall apart and break.
    • If preparing for kids, simply skip green chilies and red chile powder. 
    • Except for the batter used to make these protein slices or pancakes, vary all other ingredients to taste. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 236kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 13gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 127mgPotassium: 424mgFiber: 12gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 107IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 117mgIron: 3mg
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    1. Tara

      September 10, 2022 at 3:07 am

      5 stars
      Oh my gosh! This omelette was so tasty! The addition of jalapenos really made me want to try it. I was not wrong. Yum.

      Reply
    2. Dannii

      September 10, 2022 at 4:23 am

      5 stars
      This was such a great twist on a sandwich. I will definitely be making it again.

      Reply
    3. Ieva

      September 10, 2022 at 6:53 am

      5 stars
      This is the best thing I've seen all year! I absolutely love the idea of a breadless sandwich 🙂

      Reply
    4. Dana

      September 10, 2022 at 8:22 am

      5 stars
      This is so good! Made for such a tasty breakfast.

      Reply
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