Jun 13, 2011

Vada Pav

Vada Pav  It is also called Patato Vada. This snack is the famous street food  in Mumbai. It is very filling and very tasty. Pav is unsweetened bread or bun
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Ingredients


  • Boiled, Peeled and Mashed Potatoes...........6
  • Garlic and Chili Paste..................................1tsp
  • Turmeric Powder........................................1/4tsp
  • Mustard Seeds...........................................1tsp
  • Curry Leaves..............................................few
  • Cumin Seed Powder...................................1tsp
  • Lemon Juice................................................1tsp
  • Coriander Leaves.........................................few
  • Besan.........................................................2cups
  • Pav.............................................................6
  • Salt to Taste
Tamarind Chutney and Coriander chutney

Method



  • Mix the gram flour with water and salt make a thick dough.
  • Cook,peel and mash the potatoes and add the ginger chili paste, cumin seeds, lemon juice, Coriander leaves and  salt.
  • Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  • When the mustard splutters,add turmeric powder and mashed potatoes.
  • Mix well and make small sized balls and keep.
  • Heat a pan with oil to fry.When the oil is hot dip the potato balls into the besan batter and coat well,drop one by one into the oil.
  • Deep fry them into golden brown.
    Take a pav slit in half not completely add both chutneys on it, place one potato ball and fold over by pressing little. Serve hot.