VADA PAV

This is a very popular street food of Maharashtra.  Aloo vada / bonda is sandwiched between pav bread along with mint chutney and spicy garlic chutney.This brings back memories of friends in Mumbai, how we relished these during our outings.

Ingredients:

Potatoes ... 500 gms

Besan .... 2 cups

Onion .... 1 (chopped finely)

Green chillies .. 3-4

Coriander leaves .. handful

Jeera Powder .... 1 tsp

Turmeric powder .. 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds ... 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds ....... 1 tbsp

Asafoetida .......... 1 pinch

Baking soda ........ 1 pinch

Salt ................... to taste

Oil .................... as needed

Method:
1. Boil and peel the potatoes.
2.In a pan pour 2 tbsps of oil. Add the mustard seeds and asafoetida.
3. Now tip in the onions and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add potatoes, salt, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, green chillies and coriander leaves.
4. Make round balls with this mixture and set aside.
5. Make a thick batter with besan adding baking soda, salt, cumin seeds and water as needed.
6. Dip the potato balls in this batter and deep fry them.


Dry Garlic Chutney ..... see recipe HERE

Mint Chutney ............ see Recipe  HERE

To Assemble Vada Pav:
Slit open the pav bread. Spread the mint chutney. Flatten a vada and sandwich it in the pav bread with dry red chutney powder sprinkled on the vada.

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