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So, Bahrain was in news recently. It was voted as the BEST country to live for Expatriates (aka Expats). You can see the details of the survey here. To quote from the survey “The top-ranked country in 2017 is Bahrain, given high marks by its expats as a place to work and raise a family and for making foreigners feel welcome.”
I agree completely with that statement, there is a perfect work-life balance here and also the people are friendly and kind. If you like a well-balanced-life for everything, this is the place for you. There is nothing “over-the-top” about this place. It’s all balanced.
But, it wasn't the case when I first came here… Of course, Bahrain was still the same but I wasn't.
When I came here initially, for the first 5-6 months, I had a huge adjustment problem. I guess that happens when you come from the crazy hustle n bustle of any Indian city to a relatively calm and quiet place. Also, everyone around me were all strangers to me at that time!
For me, the friendly interaction with people around me, is a very important factor for my existence. I think if you’ve a connection with the people living around you, then that place makes you feel more welcome and it can make you feel at home.
Luckily, the people over here are very friendly and open and kind. Of course, there are exceptions, but the above statement holds true for the majority of them. Now, this place is “home” to me in every sense and I guess, it’s mostly because of the people who live in Bahrain.
Now, coming to this recipe, there is a particular group of people who made it special for me. There is this small restaurant here in Bahrain, which is one of the oldest (from what I understand) and tucked away in the heart of the business district and they’re known for their sandwiches, especially, The Club Sandwich.
It’s a restaurant frequented mostly by the locals and expats during the evening hours and business folks during the day. But the staff there, barring one or two, are from Kerala.
Whenever we go there, the way they welcome us, it makes you feel like you are visiting one of your relative’s homes in Kerala. Sometimes, after going there, I feel like I just had a visit with one of our close family. They fuss over us, making sure we are eating well, asking about our well being and at times just like any relative, they also ask “too personal” questions ;) Also they share the news about their family left behind in Kerala.
They also ask about the blog and always make fun of me asking, ‘how come we see you here often, if you are supposedly cooking up a storm in your kitchen ;)’ Though, we go there for more than the food, their club sandwich is one of the best I have had so far. And that brings us to our recipe here.
Like I’ve said many times before, Bread is one of my fav food to eat and naturally sandwiches too. Luckily, Jose also shares my love for bread. So everytime, when we eat Club Sandwich from outside, he keeps asking me why I’m not making it at home.
So after years of him asking me, finally I decided I’ll give in and make it at home. The thing is… whenever we buy bread, it doesn't get past more than the “toast” stage. Both of us love crunchy toast smothered with salted butter.
I had some leftover chicken filling and that’s how I ended up making this. It’s an easy and simple recipe. You can make the chicken filling in advance and refrigerate for 2-3 days. The assembling of sandwich, hardly takes any time. It’s good as a breakfast, brunch, lunch or mid morning snack or whatever you want to call it. A side of chips or coleslaw makes it golden ;)
Hope you get to try this and love it too.
Please check the “notes” section for the veg option.
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