Vada Pav

Popular Street food of Mumbai

Ingredients:

• 4 large Potatoes( boiled & mashed)
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp Green chilli-garlic paste
• Salt to taste
• A pinch of Asafoetida
• 1/4 cup Cilantro, chopped
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice (fresh)
• 1 Cup Gram flour / besan
• 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 8 Pav bread
• Oil to deep fry.

Method:

• Take Gram flour/besan in a bowl, add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder & mix.
• Add Sufficient water & whip to a smooth & thick batter.
• set aside for 10 mts.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan & add asafoetida, turmeric powder,green chilli-garlic paste & mix.
• Add potatoes, salt & mix well.set aside to cool.Add chopped cilantro, lemon juice  to the potato mixture & mix well.
• Divide the mixture into eight equal portions & shape them into balls.
• Heat oil in a pan.Dip the potato balls in the gram flour batter & deep fry till golden brown & crisp.Drain on a tissue.
• Slit each pav, spread some dry garlic chutney , place a vada & press lightly.
• Serve immediately with fried green chillies.