Vada Pav

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes, boiled and mashed
• 1 cup besan (chickpea flour)
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic-green chilli paste
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 10 curry leaves
• 4 pav buns (dinner rolls)
• dry garlic chutney and green chutney

Instructions

1. 1

   Temper mustard seeds, curry leaves in oil. Add ginger-chilli paste and mashed potato. Season with turmeric, salt and lemon juice. Cool.

   10 min
2. 2

   Shape potato mixture into round balls slightly smaller than the pav bun.

   5 min
3. 3

   Make batter with besan, turmeric, salt and water. Dip potato balls and deep fry until golden and crispy.

   15 min
4. 4

   Slit pav buns, spread dry garlic chutney on one side and green chutney on the other.

   2 min
5. 5

   Place hot vada inside the pav. Serve immediately with fried green chilli.

   💡 Tip: Best eaten on the street standing up.