Vada Pav

Preparation :35 mins
Cook :20 mins
Total Time :55 mins
Servings :Makes 4 vada pavs

Ingredients :

For The Vada
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/2 tbsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
1/2 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
5 to 7 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 1/2 cups boiled , peeled and mashed potatoes
a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
oil for deep-frying

To Be Mixed Together Into A Batter
1/2 cup besan (bengal gram flour)
a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste
5 tbsp water

For Serving
4 ladi pavs
meetha chutney
teekha chutney
sukhi lehsun ki chutney
8 to 10 fried green chillies

Method :

For the vada

Heat the oil in a small kadhai and add the mustard seeds.When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.Add the garlic, ginger and green chillies and sauté on a medium flame for a few more seconds.Add the potatoes, salt and turmeric powder,mix well and cook for a minute, while stirring continuously.Add the coriander and mix well.Remove from the flame and keep aside to cool.Divide into 4 equal portions and shape each portion into a round.Dip each vada in the prepared batter and deep-fry in hot oil till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.

How to serve

Slit a pav horizontally, apply meetha chutney, teekha chutney and sukha lehsun ka chutney (as per your taste) on the inner sides of the pav and stuff with a hot vada.Alternatively you can avoid the meetha chutney and teekha chutney and use only sukhi lehsun ki chutney.Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 more vada pavs.Serve immediately with fried green chillies.

Handy tip:
Deep-fry the green chillies in hot oil till they become crisp and slightly whitish in colour. Drain on absorbent paper and serve.