Vada Pav- Jazz up Your Tea Time

These days I frequently crave for carbs and vada pav stands tall in that. One pav with the aloo vada keep my hunger monsters quite for a long time. Reuben’s sky rocketing cholesterol has greatly restricted any deep fry items in our house but then who can stop when I am eating out with my friends

Last week, Reuben was away visiting his mom in Delhi and vola ! here was my chance to devour on some lovely vada pav. My greed and gluttony overtook my senses and I ended up eating for a whole neighbourhood

Run to your nearest grocery store and pick up a pack of pav and now let’s get ready to make some vada and sauces to go with it….

You Need:

For the Vada

1. Boiled and Mashed Potatoes- 2 Medium nos

2. Gram Flour/Besan- 1/2 cup

3. Garlic, Finely Chopped- 1/2 tsp

4. Onions, Finely Chopped- 1 medium

5. Cumin Seeds- 1/2 tsp

6. Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp

7. Green Chillies, Finely Chopped- 1 nos

8. Coriander, Finally Chopped- 1 tbsp

9. Red Chilly Powder- 1/2 tsp

10. Salt to Taste

11. Oil to Deep Fry

12. Water- 1/2 cup

For the Red Chutney Powder

1. Dessicated Coconut Flakes- 1/4 cup

2. Red Chilly Powder- 1/4 tsp

3. Salt to Taste

Method:

For the Vada

1. Add a tsp of oil and fry the cumin seeds, garlic and the green chillies. Fry this only for a few seconds, till the aroma comes out.

2. Add the chopped onions to this and stir till the onions are well cooked.

3. Add a pinch of turmeric powder to this along with the mashed potatoes.

4. Mix well and add the coriander leaves and salt.

5. Mix well and take off the flame.

6. Add rest of the turmeric powder, red chilly powder, salt to the gram flour.

7. Add water to make the batter to a thick free flowing consistency.

8. Roll the potato mixture in to medium sized balls.

9. Dip the balls in the gram flour batter and deep fry in the oil.

10. Remove from the oil, when the balls have turned golden brown and drain on a kitchen paper.

For the Red Chutney Powder

1. Dry roast the coconut till they turn golden brown. Make sure not to burn the coconut.

2. Add the red chilly powder and the salt.

3. Take off the flame and set aside to cool.

4. After it has cooled down, grind this mixture to a fine powder consistency.

Now cut pav horizontally  in to 2 pieces and stuff the vada and smear the red chutney powder to one side of the pav. Enjoy !!!