Vada Pav

Sanchita Mittal
Sanchita Mittal @sm_thechef
Delhi

#GkR
Spicy Vada pav is a popular street food of Mumbai

Vada Pav

#GkR
Spicy Vada pav is a popular street food of Mumbai

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Ingredients

30 minutes
8 servings
  1. 1 teaspoonginger garlic paste or chopped
  2. 1onion finely chopped
  3. 4Large Boiled, Mashed Aaloo /potatoes
  4. 2Green Chilies (chopped)
  5. 1 tablespoonCoriander leaves (finely chopped)
  6. 10Curry leaves
  7. 1 teaspoonrai, mustard seeds
  8. 1/2 teaspoonRed chilli powder to taste
  9. 1 teaspoonamchur powder
  10. 1/4 tsp Garam Masala powder
  11. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  12. 1/2 teaspoon or to tastesalt
  13. 2 teaspoonoil
  14. For the batter
  15. 1 cupgram flour / besan
  16. 2 pinchbaking soda
  17. 1/4 teaspoon or to tasteSalt
  18. 2 tablespoonsimli ki meethi chutney
  19. Other ingredients / for serving
  20. 2 tablespoonsgreen chutney
  21. 2 tablespoonsdry red garlic chutney,
  22. 8pav
  23. 3-4fried green chilies mixed with salt, (optional)
  24. 2 cupsOil for frying

Cooking Instructions

30 minutes
  1. 1

    For the batata vadas
    Peel and then mash the boiled potatoes with a fork or a masher in a bowl.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a small pan and add mustard seeds and crackle them.

  3. 3

    Add curry leaves and asafoetida and sauté for 10 seconds.

  4. 4

    Add garlic, ginger and green chillies and stir till the raw aroma of garlic goes away

  5. 5

    Add mashed potatoes and chopped coriander leaves, add salt and dry powdered spices.

  6. 6

    Mix everything well and then make small to medium sized medallions or flattened balls from the mashed potato mixture.

  7. 7

    Take another bowl, make a smooth batter by mixing besan, turmeric powder, a pinch of asafoetida, a pinch of baking soda, salt and 1/2 cup water.

  8. 8

    The batter should not be too thick or runny.

  9. 9

    Heat oil in a kadhai or pan, for deep frying.

  10. 10

    Now coat the potato medallions in the besan batter evenly, from all sides and gently drop in medium hot oil.

  11. 11

    Deep fry these batata vadas until golden from all sides, evenly

  12. 12

    Drain them on an absorbent paper.
    Repeat the process for all batata vadas

  13. 13

    Assembling vada pav:
    Slice the pav without breaking it into two parts and keep aside.

  14. 14

    Spread both the green chutney and sweet chutney on the sliced pav.
    (you can also spread green chutney on one side and sweet chutney on the other side.)

  15. 15

    Sprinkle the dry garlic chutney. (this is optional and if you don't have you can skip it.)

  16. 16

    Place the hot batata vada sandwiched in the pav

  17. 17

    Serve vada pav immediately with some fried green chillies and both the chutneys along with it.

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