VADA PAV

        Onset of winters and cravings for hot street food ...the only difference being it homemade....slurpppp!!!!           

Our very own Desi Burger aka Batata Vada is a famous street food in Maharashtra.These are spicy potato balls dipped in thick chickpea batter and then deep fried; stuffed inside a pav along with garlic coconut powder and mint sauce.

Best Vada pav I have ever eaten is at Anand Vada pav opposite Mithibai college and the ones my friend got from some local guy in Mumbai, that too wrapped in a newspaper but the taste led me into indulgence as I could not stop at one.I swear that was the best one .As soon as I come to know that some friend is coming from Mumbai, I prepare myself for this yummy treat.....can't believe I am salivating. ...😮😮

Even in Delhi I know a vendor who sells yummy vada pav and that too near my house.With disposable cap on his head and gloves , I think I can rely upon him for a hygienic plate of Vada Pav.

 Here goes my recipe for Vada Pav....

Ingredients :

6-7 Medium Potatoes  (Boiled and mashed )

2 tbsp.  Oil

2 tsp Mustard seeds

1 Green chilli (chopped finely )

1/2 inch Ginger (chopped finely )

1 tsp Cumin seeds

10 -12 nos. Curry leaves

1/2 tsp Red chilli powder 

1 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

3/4 cup Chickpea flour (besan)

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp Red chilli powder

Oil for deep frying

8 nos. Pav

Garlic Coconut chutney

Mint -yogurt sauce

Green chilli pickle

Directions:

1: Heat oil in wok.

2: Add ginger. When it's golden brown in color, add green chillies, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and Curry leaves.

3: Add red chilli powder.

4: Add mashed potatoes along with salt and haldi. 

5: Mix it properly and remove from flame.

6: Let it cool down and make small balls out of it.

7: Make a thick batter of besan, salt and haldi.

8: Dip these balls in the batter and deep fry in hot oil.

9: Remove on absorbent paper.

10: Press them slightly.

11: Heat a griddle and add butter on it.

12: Slit pav into 2 and toast it on the griddle.

13: Put garlic coconut powder , mint- yogurt sauce on the pav and place vada on it.Put other half of the pav over it and serve with green chilli pickle and mint- yogurt sauce.