Jain Vada Pav

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Peel and pressure cook raw bananas.
  2. 2Mash the pressure-cooked raw bananas in a plate.
  3. 3Prepare a tempering with oil, mustard seeds, green chilies, curry leaves, asafoetida, and turmeric powder.
  4. 4Add the tempering to the mashed bananas.
  5. 5Add salt and chopped coriander to the banana mixture.
  6. 6Mix everything really well until combined.
  7. 7Shape the mixture into small cutlets.
  8. 8Prepare a simple chickpea flour batter by adding chickpea flour, red chili powder, turmeric, salt, and water.
  9. 9Whisk the batter until smooth.
  10. 10Dip the cutlets in the batter.
  11. 11Deep fry the coated cutlets until golden and crispy.
  12. 12Remove the fried cutlets from the oil and drain them.
  13. 13Deep fry peanuts until golden.
  14. 14Deep fry chura until golden and crispy.
  15. 15Grind the deep-fried peanuts and chura with cumin powder, red chili powder, and salt to a coarse texture to make the spicy chutney.
  16. 16Cut the homemade bun in half.
  17. 17Spread green chutney on one half of the bun.
  18. 18Sprinkle the spicy chutney over the green chutney.
  19. 19Place a deep-fried cutlet on top of the spicy chutney.
  20. 20Cover with the other half of the bun to assemble the vada pav.

Ingredients

  • 4 raw bananas
  • green chilies
  • curry leaves
  • mustard seeds
  • asafoetida
  • turmeric powder
  • coriander
  • salt
  • chickpea flour
  • red chili powder
  • peanuts
  • chura
  • cumin powder
  • 2 no-yeast homemade buns
  • green chutney

Equipment

platemasherspoonbowlwhiskpanstrainerforkknife

Tips

  • This recipe uses raw bananas instead of potatoes, giving the exact same taste.
  • The pav used is a no-yeast homemade bun.