Vada Pav (Spicy Potato Croquette Burger, Street Style)
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Description
Spicy mashed potato fritters (Vada) sandwiched in buttered bread (Pav). Accented with intense garlic chutney and fried green chili.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Potato
- Bread
- Chickpea flour
- Garlic
- Green chili
- Peanuts
Instructions
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- Servings/Ingredients]
- potatoes, 50g Besan flour (for batter),
- tsp each cumin & mustard seeds,
- curry leaves,
- Pavs (bread),
- tbsp garlic dry chutney,
- fried green chilies,
- tbsp butter.
- Roll spicy mashed potatoes flavored vibrant yellow with cumin, turmeric, curry leaves, coat in chickpea flour (Besan) batter, deep-fry crispy golden in high-temp oil (Vada).
- Make a deep slit in the middle of fluffy square bread (Pav), generously dust inside both halves like powder snow with bright red 'special garlic dry chutney' made of garlic, coconut, red chilies.
- Sandwich the freshly fried, burning hot Vada between the bread, flattening it mercilessly 'Squash!' from above with a palm, completely integrating the crispy batter and bread.
- To finish, serve with an intensely spicy raw green chili deep-fried and salted alongside. The absolute soul food of Mumbaiites, sandwiching carbs with carbs, eating while breathing fire from the mouth.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Mustard seeds、Turmeric、Red chili
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Croquette burger (different sauce but similar concept)
Pairing
Hot Masala Chai、Sprite
Trivia
[Trend] Overwhelming popularity outshining McDonald's in Mumbai. Cheap and ubiquitous; said to be consumed over 1 million daily as Mumbai's absolute energy source.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Take a bite of the 'fried green chili', and when the mouth catches fire, throw in the Vada Pav carbs to soothe the heat—enjoy the loop!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy (if using butter)