Vada pav needs no introduction. As you all know, its a very famous street food which was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Here in Bangalore, I have tasted vada pav only in Goli outlets. Recently I went to Goli with my
school moms friends just for a kitty party. There were nearly 7 varieties of vada pav. We ordered one each in all the varieties, we shared & relished it. Everything had its own taste & flavor.
I loved masala vada pav more than all.
In Goli, they use readymade frozen batata vada & the moment we order, they just deep fry the vadas in oil using an electronic fryer for 6 minutes at 180c and serve us really hot. The one I tasted in Goli tempted me to try at today. As my daughter is a very big fan of pav recipes, she told me to make & keep it ready for her evening snacks after she is back from the school.
For this recipe, I watched the making of vada pav in you tube videos & browsed through few websites too. Believe me, it came out awesome! I made Batata vada, Sukha (Lehsun)/dry garlic chutney, Green chutney and everything came out really well. I was very happy with the outcome. Now I can make yummy vada pav at home easily for my family & guests as well. But still I wish to taste the original Vada pav from Mumbai fast food corners at least once in my life time.
Vada Pav Recipe
Vada pav recipe - Batata vada with dry garlic chutney & Green chutney.
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Snacks
Serves: Serves 4
Prep time: 20 Minutes
Cook time: 15 Minutes
Total time: 35 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
For batata vada
- Boiled Big potato - 2 nos
- Green chillies - 2 nos ( finely chopped)
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - as needed
- Coriander leaves - few
- Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp
- Ginger&Garlic paste - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Hing/Asafetida - 1/8 tsp
- Cooking oil – 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves - few
For dry garlic chutney
- Dry coconut powder - 3 tbsp (Kobbari podi)
- Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
- Garlic cloves - 6 nos
- Salt - as needed
For green chutney
- Coriander & Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
- Green chillies - 2 nos
- Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp
- Ginger - Small piece
- Garlic - 2 cloves
For Batata Vada Batter
- Gram flour/Besan – 1 cup
- Rice flour – 1 tbsp
- Cooking soda – a pinch
- Salt – as needed
- Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
- Water – as needed ( to make bajji batter consistency)
Pav buns – 6 nos
Butter – as needed |
METHOD
Note
- Add more chillies in potato mixture if you want more spicy vada.
- Some poeple add roasted & crushed peanuts & sesame seeds to dry garlic chutney. But its completely optional. U can also add a pinch of tamarind piece while grinding.
- This dry garlic & green chutney stays good for a week if refrigerated in an air tight box.
- Make sure u use fresh pav buns for best taste. I used Nilgiris brand pav buns here.
- Green chutney is optional here. In Goli, they din’t add green chutney for classic vada pav recipe. So its your choice.
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Enjoy this mumbai style vada pav recipe with hot masala chai. Tastes heavenly !!
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