Mumbai Vada Pav

When you have made soft fluffy homemade Ladi-pav, it’s compulsory to make vada pav or pav bhaji!

So here is authentic Mumbai special Vada pav recipe by my cousin Jitesh Jain.

Time

• Preparation time – 30min
• Cooking time – 30

Ingredients

This measurement will give you around 8-9 medium size vada.

• 1/2 kg Potato

• 3-4 Green chilli (grind instead of paste)

• 1-2 pcs Whole garlic (peeled & Grind instead of paste)

• 8-10 Curry leaves

• Turmeric powder, salt as per taste, coriander powder(1/4tsp), black mustard seeds, coriander Leaves

• 1/2 tsp Udad dal
• Besan (Gram Flour) 300gms
• Water for making paste
• Oil for frying

Procedure

• Boil potato and mash it with hands (shouldn’t be completely mash) keep it aside and let it cool

• Grind green chilli and garlic together don’t make paste it should be coarsely

• Take frying pan and keep on medium flame, put 2 tbsp oil to fry the ingredients

• Put mustard seeds, fry it till it turns splutter, put curry leaves and fry for 3-5 seconds. Put chilli and garlic and fry for 10-15 seconds

• Put coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt fry for 5-10 seconds and then turn off the gas.

• Remove the pan from gas. Now mix the masala with mashed potatoes. Taste a little to confirm the spice and salt

• Then mix chopped coriander leaves.and keep it aside

• Besan Paste-take a bowl, pour besan into it and add water and salt to it to make a paste as given in video

https://forbabynmommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/V_20200512_104852_OC0.mp4

• Now apply some oil in your palm (by applying oil Masala will not stick into your hands) to make patty as shown in image below

• Keep Frying Pan on gas and light the gas on high flame. Pour sufficient oil to fry the Vada

• After a few minutes pour 1-2 drops of besan to ensure that oil is sufficiently hot to fry the vada. Now take patty and apply the paste and drop into the frying pan

• Use frying spoon once the vada comes on top of the pan, turn it so that both sides can fry properly once the vada’s colour turns golden brown

• Remove from the pan. Follow the same with all the patties

Enjoy hot and Yummy Homemade Vada pav. Do share your feedback and pictures when make it by adding hastag #forbabynmommy.