Mumbain Vada Pav

Yummy Tasty Vada Pav

Ingredients:

For Vada

1. 3 cups of boiled and mashed potatoes
2. 3 green chilled roughly chopped
3. 2 inch og peeled and roughly chopped ginger
4. 1 1/2 tspns of mustards seeds (rai/sarson)
5. 1/2 tspns of asafoetida (hing)
6. 10-12 curry leaves
7. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
8. 1/2 lemon
9. 3 tsp chopped coriander leaves
10. Salt as per taste 

For Outer Covering:

1. 3/4 cup of Gram flour (Besan)
2. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
3. 4-5 pinch of salt
4. a pinch of baking soda

Other Ingredients:

1. Pavs or plain buns
2. Dry Garlic Chutney
3. Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Pound the green chillies, ginger and garlic using a mortar and pestle.
2. Heat the oil and add the mustard seeds. When they crackle, add the asafoetida and curry leaves and sauté for a few seconds.
3. Add the pounded mixture and sauté again for a few seconds.
4. Add the potatoes, turmeric powder, lemon, coriander leaves and salt and mix well.
5. Remove from the fire and cool
6. Divide it in 8-10 equal portions. Shape into rounds
7. In a bowl combine all ingredients of outer covering with 1/3 cup of water
8. Dip each vada in this gram flour mixture
9. Deep fry in hot oil, till golden brown. Drain Oil and keep aside.

Tips:

1. Slice each pav into haf, spread Dry garlic chutney, place a vada and serve immediately.