Vada Pav

 

Ingredients:

  For Potato Filling
    Boiled Potato   1
    Onion  2
    Green chilli  1-2
    Garlic  6-7
    Oil    2 tsp
    Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
    Turmeric powder  1/4 tsp
    Salt  As needed
   For Dry Red Chutney ( Garlic Chutney)
    Garlic   4 pods
    Dry coconut (koprai)  1/4 cup
    Red chilli powder  1 tsp
    Roasted Peanuts  1  tblsp
    Sugar  1/4 tsp
    Oil    1/2 tsp
    Salt  As needed
 For the outer dough
   Besan |kadalai maavu   1/4 cup
   Turmeric powder        1/4 tsp
    Salt                   As needed
    Baking soda       A pinch
    Oil             For deep frying
   


Method:
For potato filling

     Chop the onions , garlic and  green chilli very finely.
    In a pan add oil and add the 2 tsp oil.
    Throw in the mustard seeds and when it splutters add the garlic and green chilli. When the garlic turns slightly brown add in t onions and add salt.
    Saute till the onions become translucent.

onions onions

    Mash the boiled potato and and add it to the onions. Add turmeric powder. Saute well by mixing it together.

    Potato filling is ready. Make them into a equal sized balls of a lemon size.  Keep it aside.

For outer layer

    In a wide bowl  add the besan, turmeric powder , salt and baking soda.
    Add water little by little to make it into a thick paste. Let the dough be the consistency of a thick idli batter.

Flour Batter

    Heat oil for deep frying. Dip the potato balls in the batter and carefully drop them in the oil. Deep fry them .

    Drain them in a kitchen towel.

For the Dry Garlic Red chutney:

    In a pan add oil and add garlic. Roast them till they become golden brown. Keep it aside.
    In the same pan add the dry coconut and when the turns golden brown switch off the flame and add the red chilli powder.

garlic roasted dry coconut+red chilli

    When cool grind this into a fine powder (without adding any water) along with salt and sugar. Add peanut in the last and grind .

add peanut Red chutney dry

    Dry red chutney is ready .

Let's see how to arrange the Vada Pav.

    Slit the buns , but not fully. Let the edges be stay connected to each other.
    Spread dry red chutney to the base of the bun.

    Place a potato ball (deep fried potato balls) inside this. 
    A fried green chilli can be placed near this for extra spiciness.

    Some people spread green chutney on the top inner portion of the bun, but my friend told , not to do like that. If you want you can serve with green chutney.

Note:

    In the red chutney you can add 1/2 tblsp of roasted white sesame seeds while grinding.
    Instead of deep frying the vadas you can  cook them over the paniyaram pan, which i do generally for Koftas.