Vada Pav How to make Vada Pav

Vada Pav How to make Vada Pav

Vada Pav is a popular Indian street food in the state of Maharashtra. It is a spicy potato pakoda (vada) stuffed into a bun (pav). Here is the complete process of making Vada Pav:

Ingredients:

For the Potato Filling:

• 4 large potatoes, boiled, peeled, and mashed
• 2-3 green chilies, finely chopped (adjust to taste)
• 1-inch piece of ginger, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 8-10 curry leaves
• A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder (adjust to taste)
• 1 tablespoon oil
• Salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (coriander leaves)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

For the Gram Flour Batter:

• 1 cup gram flour (besan)
• A pinch of baking soda (optional)
• A pinch of red chili powder
• Salt to taste
• Water, as needed, to make a thick batter

For Frying:

Oil for deep frying

For Assembling:

• Pav (small Indian bread rolls)
• Green chutney or tamarind chutney (optional)
• Garlic chutney (optional)
• Sliced onions (optional)

Instructions:

Prepare the Potato Filling:

• Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds. let them splutter
• Add chopped green chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida. Fry for a minute.
• Fry the ginger for a minute.
• Add Mash red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and potatoes. Massage well.
• Cook for a few minutes until the potato mixture is completely heated through and the spices are well combined.
• Add lemon juice and chopped coriander. Mix and remove from flame.
• Let the potato cool down.

 

Prepare the Gram Flour Batter:

• Mix gram flour, red chilli powder, a pinch of baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Add water slowly and mix well to form a thick and smooth batter. Make sure there are no lumps.

 

Making the Vada Pav:

• Heat the oil in a deep frying pan on medium flame.
• Shape the potato mixture into a ball or patty.
• Carefully drop the potato balls into the gram flour batter.
• Carefully drop the potato balls into the hot oil. Fry it until it turns golden brown. Repeat with remaining potatoes.
• To remove oil from fried vadas, drain the oil on a paper towel.

Making the Pav:

• Slice the pav horizontally without cutting them all the way through.
• spread green chutney, tamarind chutney, or garlic chutney on the inside of the pav.

 

Making Vada Pav:

• Put hot vada in the pav.
• Optionally, add some chopped onions for flavor and crunch.
• Add chutney if you wish and serve hot.
• Enjoy your home made Vada Pav, a delicious and iconic Indian street food snack!

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