Vada Pav - Spicy Indian Burger

When it comes to delicious Indian street food, not much can beat the famous tasty delights that make Mumbai famous! Along with famed treats like Pav Bhaji and Pani Puri, Vada Pav is one of the most loved.

With a delicious spicy potato patty (vada) and toasted buns (pav/pao) filled with spices and tangy chutney, this one's for all foodies! 

Here it is, my version of Vada Pav:

Ingredients: Soft buns (I prefer wholemeal wheat buns). 

For the patty - 4 medium Potatoes, 1 tsp mustard seeds, handful curry leaves, 1 tsp turmeric powder, salt, 1/2 cup besan (chickpea) flour for the batter, oil either for deep frying or pan frying.

For the garlic chutney - 3 or 4 garlic cloves of 2 tbsp garlic paste, 1/4 cup descicated coconut,  1 tbsp red chilli powder, salt.

For the green chutney - handful coriander, mint leaves, few green chillies, tamarind paste.

Make: 

1. Boil and mash the potatoes. In a pan, saute the mustard seeds, turmeric powder and curry leaves. Add in mashed potato, salt and mix well. Let it cool.

2. Make the batter for the vada by mixing the besan flour, turmeric powder and salt with water just enough to form a thick batter. 

3. Get the cooled potato mixture and form patties with hands, dip them into the batter to coat completely. Cook either by deep frying or pan frying - either way delivers great results. 

4. To make the garlic chutney, in a pan lightly fry the garlic together with coconut and chilli powder until well mixed.

5. To make the green chutney, put in coriander, mint, chillies and tamraind paste in a blender and grind into a chuntey. 

6. Assemble! Slit the bun half way in the middle (not completely in half). Lightly toast each side with bit of butter. Spread the green chutney on both insides, followed by a generous sprinkle of garlic chutney. Place a warm Vada, top with more green chutney and close. Serve!