Vada pav is one of the most liked street food recipes that originally belongs to Mumbai.It is often known as “Mumbai vada pav”.It is very easy to make and serve. I think the mumbai street food story is incomplete without classic vada pav.
Vada pav is considered as “holy grail” food for stragglers and the common man in mumbai who are coming to fulfill their dream. Vada pav was originally invented for common people who struggle a lot throughout a day and had no time, money to attend a lunch at home during working hours. This is the reason behind the cheap rate of vada pav.
Basically, vada pav has batata vada which is sandwiched between two slices of a pav, along with dry garlic chutney, sweet chutney and green chutney. I have had vada pav in many places.I do make them at home as well.
pav means a small loaf of bread. you can make them with all purpose flour or whole wheat flour. Pav is easily available in most bakeries, superstores and sweet shops in Maharashtra.
The vada pav can be had during any time of day like breakfast, brunch or as an evening snack. vada pav goes very well with the Indian chai and usually, fried green chilies and chutney are served along with it.
I used Maharashtrian style garlic chutney here to flavor my Vada pav.
so basically, you required 3 things to make vada pav
- fresh ladi pav
- batata vada
- garlic chutney
- you can add tamarind and green chutneys as well.
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How to make vada pav recipe?
preparing besan batter,
take a mixing bowl. Add besan to it.
add water and mix.
add turmeric powder.
add a pinch of salt and mix.
add remaining water and prepare a lump-free better.
keep aside.
preparing potato masala,
take a mixing bowl.
add boiled potatoes and mash it well.
now, heat oil.
add mustard seeds. 
when they crackle add curry leaves.
add ginger chili paste.
add a pinch of turmeric powder.
mix it and transfer it to potato masala.
add salt to taste. mix it well.
prepare medium size balls and keep aside.
final preparation,
heat oil.
now, dip potato balls in gram flour batter.
gently place the dipped balls into hot oil.
fry them until golden brown.
keep aside.
Serving
sprinkle the dry garlic chutney. this is optional and if you don’t have you can skip it.
place the hot batata vada sandwiched in the bread slices.
have a great day!
vada pav recipe, how to make mumbai vada pav
Ingredients
for besan batter
- 1 cup besan /gram flour
- ½ cup water
- a pinch of salt
- a pinch of turmeric powder
for potato vadas,
- 4-5 medium potatoes, boiled
- a pinch of turmeric powder
- ½ tsp oil
- salt to taste
- 1 tbsp gunger chili paste
- ¼ tsp mustard seeds
- 4-5 nos curry leaves
other,
- oil, to fry vada
Instructions
preparing besan batter,
- take a mixing bowl.
- add besan to it.
- add water and mix.
- add turmeric powder.
- add a pinch of salt and mix.
- add remaining water and prepare a lump-free better.
- keep aside.
preparing potato masala,
- take a mixing bowl.
- add boiled potatoes and mash it well.
- now, heat oil.
- add mustard seeds.
- when they crackle add curry leaves.
- add ginger chili paste.
- add a pinch of turmeric powder.
- mix it and transfer it to potato masala.
- add salt to taste.
- mix it well.
- prepare medium size balls and keep aside.
final preparation,
- heat oil.
- now, dip potato balls in gram flour batter.
- gently place the dipped balls into hot oil.
- fry them until golden brown.
- keep aside.
- slice the pav without breaking it into two parts and keep aside..
- sprinkle the dry garlic chutney. this is optional and if you don’t have you can skip it.
- place the hot batata vada sandwiched in the bread slices.
- serve vada pav immediately or else the pav becomes soggy. you can also serve some fried green chillies and green chutney along with it.
Really tasty