Kutchi Dabeli (Sweet-Spicy Potato Burger, Street Style)
Gujarati sweet and spicy burger! Pomegranate and Peanut Chaos
Description
A relative of Vada Pav, but filling is 'sweet-spicy flavored mashed potato'. Further packed tightly in bread (Pav) with pomegranate seeds, spicy peanuts, coconut, chutneys—a street meal originating from Gujarat's Kutch region.
Restaurants serving Kutchi Dabeli (Sweet-Spicy Potato Burger, Street Style)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Bread(Pav)
- Potato
- Dabeli Masala
- Tamarind chutney
- Pomegranate
- Peanuts
- Coconut
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients]
- mashed potatoes,
- tbsp Dabeli Masala,
- tbsp tamarind chutney,
- tbsp pomegranate seeds,
- tbsp spicy peanuts,
- tbsp coconut fine, cilantro to taste,
- Pavs (bread),
- tbsp butter.
- Spread boiled mashed potato flat on a giant round tray. Pre-flavor that potato red-brown with special spice 'Dabeli Masala' featuring cinnamon etc., and sweet-sour tamarind chutney.
- Beautifully decorate bright red pomegranate seeds, spice-coated crispy peanuts, pure white coconut fine, fresh cilantro atop the potato layer like a whole cake.
- Upon order, slit horizontally into fluffy square bread (Pav), smearing garlic chutney inside.
- Scoop decorated potato layer like cake with spatula, sandwiching generously between bread. Brush butter on bread surface, baking both sides fragrantly golden on heated griddle. Potato sweet-spiciness, peanut bite-response, pomegranate juice pop chaotically—a beautiful street burger.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Dabeli Masala、Red chili、Cloves、Cinnamon
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Sliced bread and sweet-spicy croquette filling (different shape but as flavor component sub)
Pairing
Masala Chai、Fresh juice
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Dabeli' means 'pressed' in Gujarati. While Mumbai's 'Vada Pav' attacks with violent garlic/chili heat, Dabeli brings 'sweetness and acidity'—characteristic of Gujarat cuisine—to the forefront. Despite being street food, its biggest feature is attracting customers with a beautiful cake-like display.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Biting off the soft bread baked golden with butter simultaneously explodes potato sweet-spiciness, peanut crunchiness, and juicy pomegranate juice from inside, enjoying a flavor treasure box!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy, Peanuts