Vada Pav

Vada Pav, the most famous Mumbai roadside snack. The vada is made of a spicy potato filling deep fried in a gram flour batter. And served inside pav/bun with hot and spicy garlic chutney.

Ingredients :

• Burger Buns/ Pav Buns - 4
• Potato boiled and peeled - 250gms
• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Hing a pinch
• Ginger-Garlic Paste - 2 tsp
• Besan - 1 cup
• Corriander Leaves as required
• Salt to taste
• Oil -1 tbsp + for deep frying
• Dry Garlic Chutney as required.

Method :

• In a pan heat 1 tbsp oil. Add jeera and hing.
• When it splutters add ginger-garlic paste. Fry till raw smell goes away. Let it cool.
• In a bowl take smashed potatoes, salt, jeera mix and chopped coriander leaves. Mix well.
• For the batter take besan in a bowl. Add required amount of salt and water to make a thick batter.
• Divide the potato mixture into 4 equal portions and shape them into balls.
• Heat sufficient oil in kadai.
• Dip each potato balls in besan mix and drop it into oil. Deep fry till golden and crisp on outside.
• Drain on absorbent paper.
• Slit each buns. Fry them on a hot tawa with oil/butter.
• Spread some dry garlic chutney on one side, place a vada and press lightly.
• Serve immediately with tomato ketchup.

Recipe shared by Renuka Dhal.