Mumbai is not just the city of dreams but also lip-smacking food. Talk about food and vada pav instantly comes to mind. The dish is simple to make, and two vada pavs mean a full meal for anyone.
The filling in the vada pav is healthy. It ensures that everyone that eats it feeds their appetite and is also cost-effective. Priced at ten rupees, it is the best meal for the strugglers (people who want to work in the entertainment business call themselves strugglers) and for people with a financial crunch.
Vada pav is cheaper on the local stations (the train stations are called local stations) at rupees eight or even five, but the taste doesn’t differ. The taste of vada pav brings a soothing effect, and it doesn’t bother your stomach. You can eat it through the year, but how does one make it? Well, here’s the recipe for this tasty food. You can make it once and eat it three days later as well, with no adverse effect. So, let’s get started:
The time taken by this recipe is close to 15 minutes, but it varies from person to person. If you are a vegan, then this recipe is your perfect companion.
How to make your own vada pav at home:
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 tsp fennel
- 1 onion
- 2 tsp green chilli-ginger paste
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 tsp green coriander
- 2 tsp lemon juice to make the masala paste
- 9 garlic cloves
- 5 whole red chillies
- 2 tsp white sesame
- 1 cup coconut, grated
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp tamarind
- 1 cup chickpea flour
- 1/4 cup soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 4 green chillies
To make Aloo Vada:
Take oil in a pan, add asafoetida, mustard seeds and fennel seeds. Roast them together.
Add onion and green chilli-garlic paste and fry.
Now add boiled potatoes, turmeric powder, salt, red chilli powder and green coriander to it.
Mix it well and add lemon juice. Roast it and make a paste.
To make the seasoning:
Take some oil in a pan and add whole red chilli, white sesame and coconut along with garlic.
Mix it well and add roasted peanuts to it. Add half a teaspoon of salt and red chilli powder and mix it well.
Now add tamarind and make a paste by mixing all the ingredients.
Take a bowl and add gram flour, soda, salt and red chilli powder to it.
Prepare a batter of gram flour by adding a little water.
Take the masala from the pre-prepared masala paste and make small balls. After putting the prepared ball in the batter of gram flour, deep fry it.
Fry till golden brown.
Pan fry some green chillies.
Take the pav, apply green chutney, masala paste and put fried dumplings in it.
Serve Vada Pav with green chilli chutney.
What do you think Guilty Eats readers? Have you tried Vada Pav? Will you try to make these at home? We would love to know your experience with this dish.