Vada Pav - Indian Street Food

Name: Vada Pav - Indian Street Food
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 5 potatoes, peeled & boiled; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 12 curry leaves, finely sliced; 1 green chillies, finely diced; 1 handful coriander chopped; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp teaspoon turmeric powder; 250g gram flour (chickpea flour); 1 tsp salt; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 green chilli; 2 cloves garlic; 1 handful coriander; 1 handful mint; Teaspoon cumin; Juice of lemon; 2 tbsp Tamarind paste; 3 tsp brown sugar; 2 cloves garlic finely chopped; 1 inch ginger grated; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup fried batter; 1 tsp chilli powder; 2 cloves garlic; Soft white rolls; extra green chillis; oil for frying

11 steps

Prep:1hCook:30min

Updated at: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:39:28 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

Crispy Garlic Topping

1 cupfried batter

1 tspchilli powder

2cloves garlic

The Rest

Instructions

Step 1

Begin with making the chutneys. Blend the ingredients for the mint & coriander chutney until smooth, cover and leave in the fridge.

Step 2

Then add the tamarind paste to a sauce pan, add the ginger, garlic and brown sugar. Bring to a simmer and stir well. Season with salt to taste, let it cool and leave in the fridge.

Step 3

Peel and put the potatoes onto boil in salted water. Leave to simmer in for 15 - 20 minutes. Drain and leave to steam.

Step 4

Finely chop the garlic, chilli, curry leaves and coriander. Get a pan on a medium heat and a 1 tbsp of oil. Add the mustard and coriander seeds, cook for one minute and then add the chilli. Stir well, add garlic, mustard leaves and cook for a further 1-2 minutes.

Step 5

In a mixing bowl, add the cooked mixture to the potatoes, along with the turmeric and coriander. Mash together until smooth. Then roll into golf size balls and place in the fridge to set.

Step 6

For the batter, add the gram flour and salt to a mixing bowl. Add a little water and stir, keep adding and stirring until you have a smooth, thick batter.

Step 7

In a deep pan add 1 - 2 inches of oil (canola, vegetable etc) and heat to 180c/350f. Add droplets of the batter and fry until golden brown and crispy. Place on paper towel and turn the heat off.

Step 8

In a food processor add the crispy batter with the garlic, chilli powder and a pinch of salt. Blend and season for taste.

Step 9

Turn the heat back on and reheat the oil to 180c/350f. Dip the potato balls into the batter, cover well and drop straight into the oil. Fry on both sides until golden brown and crispy. Place on paper towel and season with salt.

Step 10

Fry 4 - 5 green chillis for garnish.

Step 11

Then it's time to serve, open the rolls add both chutneys along with the crispy garlic batter and the potato balls. Throw in a fried chilli and enjoy!