Vada Pav ( Indian Street Food )

- July 27, 2016

Vada Pav

Vada Pav is one of the most popular snak dish of Maharashtra.

Here is a Simple recipe.

Ingredients for Vada :

3 big potatoes (Boiled and mashed)
1 onion (finely chopped)
finely chopped coriander leaves
1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seed
pinch of asafetida
7-8 curry leaves
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
2 green chili (finely chopped)
1/3 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp dry mango powder
1 tsp lemon juice
salt to taste

Ingredients for batter :-

1 cup gram flour
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp oil
1/8 tsp baking powder
salt to taste
pinch of asafetida
oil for deep frying

Method for making Vada :

Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seed , curry leaves and asafetida.
After mustard seed starts to crackle add green chili and ginger garlic paste.
Then add finely chopped onion.
Saute it for 30 second.
Then add mashed potatoes , salt ,lemon juice and turmeric powder.
Mix all the ingredients well and let it cook for 3 -4 minutes.
Add finely chopped coriander leaves.

Take the mixture off from the heat and let it cool completely,once the mixture is cool, divide them into 8-9 equal portion and make smooth balls it.

Method for making batter:-

Take a mixture bowl,add gram flour, chili powder,salt,baking soda,oil,and asafetida.
Add water little by little to this mixture and make a thick paste.
Heat oil in a kadai , once the oil is hot take potato ball dip into the gram flour mixture and coat all the side with batter.
Then carefully drop the balls into hot oil and fry until the outer layer is light brown.
Take them out on paper towel.