crispy | Easy Weeknight meal
This isn’t your average sandwich—this is full-on Sri Lankan comfort food between two slices of bread. We’re talking tender chicken breasts, filleted and marinated in a spicy yogurt mix with paprika, chili, curry powder, and a little lemony kick. After soaking up all that flavour, they’re breaded and cooked till golden and crispy.
Now here’s where the magic happens—seeni sambol. Sweet, spicy, sticky onions cooked down with tamarind, chili flakes, ketchup, and just a touch of sugar. It brings the whole thing to life.
Layer it up: buttery toasted bread, a crispy chicken cutlet, a big spoonful of seeni sambol, a handful of cabbage for crunch, and boom—you’ve got a sandwich that hits every craving. It’s spicy, messy, a little sweet, and totally satisfying.
Perfect for lunch, dinner, or just when you need something epic.
Chicken Cutlet Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1 cup of high protein Greek yogurt
- 1 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1 1/2 tsp curry powder
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp of lemon juice
- 1 cup of bread crumbs
- Seenie sambol (sweet & spicy onion relish)
- Sandwich
- 2 slices of thick sandwich bread
- Butter for spreading
- 2 tbsp of seenie sambol mix
- Handful of cabbage
- 1 chicken cutlet
Directions
- Start by filleting the chicken breasts and tenderizing them with a meat mallet. Next, prep your coating and breading mixtures.
- For the coating mixture, mix the Greek yogurt with half the paprika, chili powder, salt, lemon juice, coriander, and half the curry powder in a shallow bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the breadcrumbs with the remaining paprika and curry powder.
- Coat each piece of chicken in the yogurt mixture first, then press into the breadcrumb mixture until well coated. Place the fillets on a baking sheet, drizzle lightly with olive oil, and bake at 375°F for about 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
- While the chicken is baking, whip up your seenie sambol and shred some cabbage.
- To assemble the sandwich, butter two slices of thick toast, layer on the cabbage, add a generous spoonful of seenie sambol, and top it off with one or two crispy chicken cutlets.
- And that’s it—dig in and enjoy the spicy, crunchy, sweet, and savoury goodness!
