Lankan Bruschetta with three toppings

Ingredients

• Good quality Bread - ( French Baguette style loaf)
• Salt
• butter
• vegetable oil

Topping 1

• 200g of Pumpkin
• 2 Carrots
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves of garlic

Topping 2

• 200g Mushrooms
• 150g of Chicken breast
• 2 teaspoons of Chili powder
• 6 leaves of mint

Topping 3

• 3 vine ripen tomatoes
• 100g of Coriander leaf
• 1 Onion
• pepper
• 2 teaspoons brown or white sugar

Method

Topping 1

• finely grate the carrots and the pumpkin and cook them in a little bit of oil and garlic.
• next roughly chop the onions and add them to the mix, and continue cooking them by adding some butter until they are tender, , but leave some bite to it.add salt to taste
• set aside in a serving bowl

Topping 2

• Firstly very finely dice the mushrooms or you could pulse it in a blender,then cook the mushroom in some vegetable oil, garlic and chili powder until its almost tender. add some water if needed.
• next cut the chicken into small dices and caramelize them in some oil and butter next allow them cook in the mixture of oil and butter until it nearly done
• add the chicken to mushrooms and cook in some butter until the chicken and mushroom are soft and tender, add salt to taste.
• blend the mint leaves and mix them with the puree
• set aside in a bowl

Topping 3

• First dice the tomatoes finely,coarsely chop the coriander, and finely dice the onion.
• next heat up a pan and dry roast chopped tomatoes for not longer than a minute, then add the sugar and the pepper and cook for another 30 seconds
• add the chopped coriander and the onion
• set aside in a bowl

To serve

• slice the baguette into even slices and grill them until they are lightly charred and slightly crispy
• place them on a serving plate and add the different toppings you made on each of the slice
• you could mix and match if you prefer.

NB - Feel free to use any topping you like, but remember to keep it colorful, vibrant and fresh. things like avocado, bacon, cheese, and even aubergines would be delicious.