15-Minute Cottage Cheese Chilli Toast
This Indian street-style cheese chilli toast with a twist is loaded with gooey cheese, spicy chillies, and a creamy cottage cheese for extra flavor and texture.
Ingredients
- ½ cup low fat cottage cheese
- ½ cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 tablespoon scallions chopped
- 3 green chillies (hot!) adjust to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro chopped
- ⅓ cup bell pepper small dice
- ½ teaspoon red chilli flakes (hot!) adjust to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper freshly cracked is better
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt adjust to taste
- 4-5 bread slices I use ezekiel spouted wheat
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the shredded cheese, cottage cheese, finely chopped green chillies, all the spices, chopped scallions, diced bell pepper, salt, and fresh chopped cilantro. Using a spatula mix until everything is evenly mixed.
- Spoon about 2–3 tablespoons of this mixture onto each slice of bread, and spread it evenly right to the edges. If you like, you can add a layer of butter first for extra richness, though I skip it to let the cheese flavors shine.
- Arrange the prepared bread slices in batches carefully on the rack of your air fryer. Lightly spray or drizzle about ½ to 1 teaspoon of oil over the tops to help the cheese melt and turn golden.
- Air fry at 375°F for 10–12 minutes, or until the cheese is perfectly melted and bubbling. For extra flavor and texture, let it brown in a few spots.Serve rightaway!
Notes
- I prefer using old bread because it crisps up very well. You need a firm bread else it will get soggy.
- Don’t overload the bread with the cheese mixture. Too much topping can slide off during air frying or make the bread soft instead of crisp.
- The cheese mixture stays good for 1 day in the frdge. After that I noticed it started getting watery.
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