Vada Pav

Vada Pav is the most popular street food of Mumbai.Vada Pav is often likened to an Indian-style burger.
Vada pav (Marathi: वडा पाव), sometimes spelled Wada pav or vada pav or vada pao or wada pao, is a vegetarian fast food dish native to the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Prep Time : 16-20 minutes

Cook time : 16-20 minutes

Serve : 5

Level Of Cooking : Easy

Taste : Spicy

Ingredients for Vada Pav Recipe

• Potatoes boiled and peeled 6 large

• Pav

• Oil

• Asafoetida a pinch

• Turmeric powder

• Green chilli-garlic paste

• Salt to taste

• Fresh coriander leaves chopped

• Lemon juice

• Loaves of bread (pav)

• For Batter

• Coarse gram flour (besan)

• Salt to taste

• Red chilli powder

• Turmeric powder

Method

Heat oil and add black mustard seeds and a few curry leaves. When the mustard seeds splutter, add the chilli-garlic-ginger paste and fry for 20 seconds until fragrant.

Then, add the mashed potatoes, turmeric powder, a pinch of hing or asafoetida, and salt to taste.

mix well until the mixture is well combined. Don’t add any water, the batata vada mixture should be thick.Now add coriander.

Now we make the coating for the batata vada. Place besan (gram flour), turmeric powder, red chilli powder and some salt in a bowl. Mix well to combine.

Add enough water to make a thick paste.

Divide the potato mixture into equal balls and coat in the prepared batter.

Once the vada is golden brown.

drain and set aside.

To assemble the vada pav

Place a green chutney on one side of the pav or burger. Place a batata vada over it and top off with a sprinkle of garlic chutney.Serve with fried green chillies .

Tips -

ketchup and any chutney go well with vada pav too.