Mumbai Vada Pav

Mumbai Vada Pav

Ingredients

10 pav  or bun

For vada

3 large potato boiled and mashed

1/2 tsp mustard seed

Pinch of asafetida

1 1/2 tsp ginger -garlic paste

2 green chilies (finely chopped)

1/2 tsp red chili powder

1/2 tsp dry mango powder

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tbls oil

2 tbls green coriander chopped 

Salt to taste

For batter

1 cup gram flour

1/4 tsp red chili powder

1/2 tsp oil

1/8 tsp baking soda

Salt to taste

Pinch of asafetida

Oil for deep frying

For vada pav chutney

1 cup dry shredded coconut  

2 tbls sesame seeds

6-8 dry red chilies  

1 tbsp roasted peanuts

1/4 cup garlic cloves

1 tsp tamarind paste

1 tbls Oil

Salt – to taste

Method (How to make mumbai vada pav)

For making vada filling  

Heat oil in a wok, add mustard seed, and asafetida. When a mustard seed starts to crackle add green chili, garlic and ginger paste. Saute it for 30 seconds. Then add mashed potatoes, salt, lemon juice and coriander leaves. Mix all the ingredients well

Take off the mixture from the heat and let it cool completely. Once the mixture is cool, divide them into 9-10 equal portions and make smooth balls from it.

Making batter for vada

Sieve the gram flour along with baking soda add chili powder, salt, oil and asafetida

add water slowly and make a thick batter.

Now heat in wok, Now take one potato ball dip into the gram flour batter and drop into the hot oil and fry light brown. Take them out on paper towel  make all vada and keep aside.

For vada pav chutney

Roast Coconut on medium heat until it begins to turn golden. Remove from pan and keep aside to cool, In the same pan, roast Sesame Seeds in the same manner. Remove from pan and keep aside to cool.

Heat oil in a pan add garlic and saute for 2 to 3 minute over a medium flame.

Let the ingredients cool down

Mix all other ingredients and grind it in a blender to make smooth paste.

For serving

Slit the pav from the middle. Apply vada pav chutney and keep the vada in the middle.

Serve hot with green chutney or tomato ketchup.