Vada Pav

INGREDIENTS

Potatoes boiled and peeled 6 large
Pav
Oil 1 tablespoon + to deep fry
Asafoetida a pinch
Turmeric powder ¼ teaspoon
Green chilli-garlic paste 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Fresh coriander leaves chopped ¼ cup
Lemon juice 1 tablespoon
Loaves of bread (pav) 8 small
For Batter
Coarse gram flour (besan) 1 ¼ cups
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder ½ teaspoon
Turmeric powder ¼ teaspoon
Soda bicarbonate a small pinch

METHOD

Step 1
To make the batter place the gram flour in a bowl. Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, soda bicarbonate and mix. Add sufficient water and whip to a smooth and thick batter. Set aside for at least fifteen minutes. Place the boiled potatoes in a bowl.
Step 2
Heat one tablespoon oil in a pan. Add asafoetida, turmeric powder, green chilli-garlic paste and mix. Add potatoes and salt and mix. Set aside to cool. Add coriander leaves, lemon juice and mix mashing the potatoes some more.
Step 3
Divide the mixture into eight equal portions and shape them into balls.
Step 4
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Dip the potato balls in the gram flour batter and deep fry till golden and crisp on the outside. Drain on absorbent paper. Slit each pav, spread some dry garlic chutney, place a vada and press lightly.

POSTED ON

11 Mar 2018

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