Vada Pav

Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Start with a pav, a soft white Indian bread roll.
  2. 2Prepare a chutney made from dates, tamarind paste, ginger, and spices.
  3. 3Make a second green chutney from coriander, mint, chili, cumin seed, garlic, and lemon, and spread it on the top side of the pav.
  4. 4Prepare the vada: combine mashed potato with oil tempered with mustard and cumin seed, curry leaf, chili, garlic, turmeric, and both ground and fresh coriander.
  5. 5Make the batter using chickpea flour, water, and salt.
  6. 6Fry green chilies and some crispy batter bits.
  7. 7Dip the vada into the batter and cook until golden.
  8. 8Create a dry garlic chutney by blitzing crispy batter, desiccated coconut, peanuts, garlic, Kashmiri powder, and salt.
  9. 9Throw the dry garlic chutney all over the sandwich with some extra crispy bits.

Ingredients

  • 80 g Dates
  • 60 g Tamarind paste
  • 10 g Ginger (minced)
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
  • 0.5 tsp Ground coriander
  • to taste Salt
  • 30 g Fresh coriander
  • 30 g Mint
  • 2 chilis Green chili
  • 1 lemon Lemon juice
  • 0.5 tsp Cumin seeds (toasted)
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 0.5 tsp Sugar (optional, but good to balance)
  • to taste Salt
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 0.5 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 0.5 tsp Cumin seeds
  • Small handful Curry leaves
  • Small handful Fresh coriander
  • 0.5 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 0.5 tsp Ground coriander
  • 1 chili Green chili
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 600 g Mashed potato
  • to taste Salt
  • 3 heaped tbsp Chickpea flour (Besan)
  • Add slowly until batter consistency Water
  • to taste Salt
  • 30 g Fried batter bits
  • 30 g Dried/desiccated coconut
  • 10 g Peanuts (roasted)
  • 5 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
  • to taste Salt