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Vada pav is a recipe from Maharashtra.
It is one the most liked street foods in Mumbai.
Today we will make vada pav.
Let’s see what all ingredients are required for making vada pav.
Pav - 4
Potatoes - 3 (boiled)
Green coriander - 2-3 tbsp (finely chopped)
Salt - ¼ tsp (as per taste)
Turmeric powder - less then ¼ tsp
Red chilly powder - less then ¼ tsp
Red mustard seeds - ¼ tsp
Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
Curry leaves - 8-10
Lemon - 1 tsp (juice)
Ginger - 1 tsp (paste)
Green chilly - 1 (finely chopped)
Asafoetida -1 pinch
These all ingredients are required for making aloo bonda’s.
These ingredients are required to make batter of gram flour.
Gram flour - 1 cup
Red chilly powder - ¼ tsp
Salt - ¼ tsp (as per taste)
Baking soda - 1 pinch
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Oil - to fry bond
Firstly prepare batter from gram flour.
Add little water at a time and stir until all lumps get dissolve e.
You can also add 2 tbsp rice flour for making bondas crusty.
Keep the batter thick as that of required for making pakoras.
It should have pouring consistency but it should not be too thin.
Add red chilly powder, salt, turmeric powder and baking soda.
Baking soda also makes bondas crispy.
Whisk the batter for 3-4 minutes nicely.
We have used more then ½ cup of water for making this much quantity of batter.
Peel the potatoes firstly for making bondas.
Add 1 tbsp oil in a pan.
Finely crumble the potatoes.
Add red mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, green chilly, ginger, curry leaves and turmeric powder.
Now add crumbled potatoes, salt, red chilly and mix all ingredients nicely.
Turn off the gas.
Add green coriander and lemon juice as well.
Mix all ingredients nicely.
Potatoes for making bondas are ready.
Take out bondas in a pan so that they get frigid nicely.
We also require chutney for vada pav.
We already have green coriander chutney and we will now prepare peanut chutney.
For this we have taken:
Peanuts - ½ cup (roasted)
Mango powder - ¼ tsp
Salt - ½ tsp
Asafoetida - 2 pinch
Red chilly powder - ½ tsp
Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
Preheat pan and add cumin seeds into it.
After suating cumin seeds add asafoetida and peanuts.
Turn off the gas.
Now add all the roasted ingredients.
Also add red chilly powder.
Add salt and mango powder as well.
Dry peanut chutney is now ready.
Now make round balls of potatoes.
Keep the size similar to that of a small lemon.
Now fry the balls.
Take one ball and dip it in gram flour batter.
Gently place it in oil.
Take out the balls once they turn golden brown in color.
Fry rest of the balls like wise.
Turn off the gas.
Now we will make vada pav.
For this take one pav and cut it like this keeping join from one end.
On one side layer peanut chutney and on other side layer green coriander chutney
Place one bonda and close it like this.
Vada pav is ready.
Vada pav are ready for serving.
You can eat these bondas as it with chutney.
Like wise prepare all pav.
Piping hot and delectable vada pav is ready.
Serve vada pav with green coriander chutney, tomato sauce or which ever you like eating.
Try making this recipe and share your experiences with us.
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