vada pav recipe or mumbai vada pav recipe

You will get this in almost every restaurants in mumbai

Ingredients

1.       Potatoes boiled and peeled
2.       6 large
3.       Oil
4.       1 tablespoon + to deep fry
5.       Asafoetida
6.       a pinch
7.       Turmeric powder
8.       1/4 teaspoon
9.       Green chilli-garlic paste
10.   1 tablespoon
11.   Salt
12.   to taste
13.   Fresh coriander leaves chopped
14.   1/4 cup
15.   Lemon juice
16.   1 tablespoon
17.   Loaves of bread (pav)
18.   8 small
19.   FOR BATTER
20.   Coarse gram flour (besan)
21.   1 1/4 cups
22.   Salt
23.   to taste
24.   Red chilli powder
25.   1/2 teaspoon
26.   Turmeric powder
27.   1/4 teaspoon
28.   Soda bicarbonate
29.   a small pinch

Method

·         Step 1 To make the batter place the gram flour in a bowl. Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, soda bicarbonate and mix. Add sufficient water and whip to a smooth and thick batter. Set aside for at least fifteen minutes. Place the boiled potatoes in a b

·         Step 2 Heat one tablespoon oil in a pan. Add asafoetida, turmeric powder, green chilli-garlic paste and mix. Add potatoes and salt and mix. Set aside to cool. Add coriander leaves, lemon juice and mix mashing the potatoes some more.

·         Step 3 Divide the mixture into eight equal portions and shape them into balls.

·         Step 4 Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Dip the potato balls in the gram flour batter and deep fry till golden and crisp on the outside. Drain on absorbent paper. Slit each pav, spread some dry garlic chutney, place a vada and press lightly.

·         Step 5 Serve immediately.