Braaibroodjie (Grilled Cheese and Chutney Sandwiches)

I can’t say it works as well on a cast iron skillet and with Patek’s mango chutney as it does with the traditional methods/ingredients, but it was terrific.

If you're not a fan of any of the chutneys, fig jam is a great complement to cheddar and swiss type cheeses. Not sure what the onion and tomato add and wouldn't seem to work with the sweet chutney. I'll stick to simple. This seems like a lot of work for a simple sandwich.

I indulged and purchased Mrs. Ball's chutney. While I suspect mango chutney would work well, Mrs. Ball's seemed to add a perfect taste. Overall, this was delicious and I will definitely make this again...and again...and again.

This is to go for quick dinner for my family since I learned cooking after kids. They won’t eat grilled cheese sandwiches anywhere but the home, I use green mint and cilantro chutney along with mango chutney (for my daughter only) with finely chopped red onions, tomatoes with sharp cheddar cheese I use thick slices of bread mostly seeded one to give it a crunch.this is not a new recipe and can be modified in many ways in winter we have it with tomato&Basil soup home made no cream.

I love these ingredients but I’ll def be making these the old school way on my stove in a cast iron skillet rather than with twine and parchment and firing up the grill and a lot of improving on the tried and true

I didn’t have a tomato, and used Major Grey’s chutney. It was a little too sweet for me and I was craving something salty to add, like a slice of ham. I cooked it on my panini which is so quick and easy for grilled sandwiches.

I first enjoyed these at the Victoria Falls Hotel over 30 years ago. It sounds strange if you've never had it, but it is delicious. The panini press works great for this, as does a simple skillet. Once you realize chutney is great on a grilled sandwich, you'll find yourself using it elsewhere. A thin layer on a Cubano is divine!

I was on fieldwork on a basa project Bioscape and our amazing South African colleagues made some amazing braii and these sandwiches were divine!

Ahh, I'm so disappointed. I thought I invented this recipe. When my daughter was young, I served her grilled cheese sandwiches with mango chutney (Trader Joes). She love it. If she ordered a grilled cheese sandwich at a restaurant, she would ask for mango chutney with it. I can't begin to describe the unusual looks that servers gave her. When they offered ketchup instead, she would say, "no thanks" and tell me that my grilled cheese sandwiches were so much better than those in restaurants.

Seems like this could easily be done in a cast iron skillet. I love a good grilled cheese sandwich for dinner with a salad & this is a really interesting variation.

As an ex South African I can attest that these are good! We don't braai anymore so I just make them on my panini press. And it's delicious on thickly cut sour dough bread. Mrs Balls chutney is easy to find online.