Vada Pav

Vada Pav...the name itself waters our mouth.

This lip smacking, mouth watering vada pav can be prepared at home in no time.

                                       

ENJOY EATING!!

Ingredients:
For the Potato filling:
Boiled Potatoes - 3 - mashed
Green chilies (small) - 2 - chopped
Onions - 1 - chopped
Garlic - finely chopped
Ginger - finely chopped
Curry leaves - chopped
Saunf - half tsp
Hing
Turmeric powder - half tsp
Mustard seeds - half tsp
Cumin seeds - half tsp
Coriander seeds - half tsp (crushed)
Salt
Oil- 1 tbsp

For Preparing Vadas:
Chickpeas flour/besan - 3 tbsp
Salt
Ajwain - half tsp
Chili powder - half tsp
Soda - half tsp
Oil - for deep frying vadas

To Serve:
Green chilies (big)
Pav/ Bread
Pudina Chutney

Procedure:
Preparing the Potato stuffing:
1. Take a kadhai and pour oil. Add the mustard seeds.
2. Once it splutters, add the jeera seeds. Next add hing, garlic, curry leaves and green chilies.
3. Next add the onions and fry it till golden brown.
4. Next add the ginger, coriander seeds, turmeric powder and salt and finally the mashed potatoes.
5. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
6. Mix it well and mash it nicely.

Preparing the Aloo Vadas:
1. Let the mashed Potato mixture cool down.
2. Once it cools down, make small balls and keep aside.
3. Mix all the ingredients for the vada batter (Except oil) and in the mean time keep a deep pan and pour oil in it for deep frying.
4. Once the oil is hot, put 1 tsp oil in the prepared batter.
5. Dip the potato ball in the batter and deep fry it till golden brown. Keep aside and drain the oil on a serviette/ tissues.
6. Repeat the same with the rest of the vadas.

7. Also dip the big green chillies in the remaining batter and deep fry them. Also deep fry some chillies in the oil.

Preparing the Vada Pav:

1. Prepare the Pudina Chutney following the recipe - Pudina Chutney
2. Spread the chutney on one side of pav.
3. Place the vada and close it like a burger.

Serve the delicious Vada Pav with fried chilies.