Sosis Bandari Sandwich

Sosis Bandari Sandwich

Recipes with Sosis Bandari

The canonical street food form: sosis bandari loaded into a baguette-style roll, with the sauce soaking straight into the bread. This is what Iranian sandwich shops assemble at speed all day and deep into the night. The bread choice matters. A firm crust that goes soft from the inside out is correct. Anything too soft collapses.

Prep Time

5 min

Cook Time

20 min

Servings

2

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

  • 4 Iranian beef hot dog sausages (sosis), scored
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 fresh red chili, sliced
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 demi-baguettes or firm sandwich rolls
  • Butter for the bread (optional)

Steps

1

Cook the sosis bandari following the classic method: fry the onion until golden, add garlic and spices, cook the peppers, add tomato paste and tomatoes, simmer the scored sausages in the sauce for 10 minutes until thick.

2

Split the rolls along one side without cutting all the way through. If using butter, spread a thin layer inside. This is optional but helps prevent the sauce from soaking through immediately.

3

Use tongs to place two sausages inside each roll. Spoon the sauce and pepper mixture generously over the sausages, letting it fall into the bread.

4

Wrap in paper if serving as street food. Eat immediately before the bread softens completely.

Tips

At Iranian sandwich shops, the bread is sometimes toasted lightly before filling. This adds a few seconds of structural integrity. Do not overfill — the sandwich needs to be holdable in one hand. Extra sauce goes in a cup on the side.