With increasing demand and likeness towards fast food and street food vada pav has made its own position among the top lists of best street foods available in the streets today..
Vada pav is also known as batata vada and is a basic meal for many of the lower class people who work hard for their day to day earnings.
It is basically a mixture of boiled potatoes and spices whereas one can also add onions and many other such options as well.. this mixture is then combined well and formed into smal round balls and dipped into a batter made out of besan which is chickpea or gram flour and deep fried until golden in colour.
It is best eaten as evening snacks with tea along with a bun pav and some garlic and peanut chutney. It can be customized according to personal preferences and is very easy and delicious to satisfy ones hunger crave..
Ingredients:
5 potatoes boiled
Salt to taste
Handful of coriander leaves
2 green chilies chopped finely
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp garam masala
1 tbsp red chilly powder
1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds
Few curry leaves
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp asefeotida(heing)
For the batter:
1 1/2 cup of chickpea flour(approx.)
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp red chilly powder
2 to 2 1/2 cups of water approx.
Method:
1. Combine the batter ingredients in a bowl.
2. Add in water gradually to achieve a pouring consistency batter
3. Take a pan and add oil to it
4. When the oil is hot add in cumin seeds, curry leaves, chopped green chilies and asefeotida to it.
5. When the seeds start to pop add in the boiled and mashed potatoes
6. Add in salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder garam masala and other dry spices
7. Mix everything well and turn of the flame
8. Once the mixture is cooled down take a small tennis ball sized portions and dip them in the chickpea flour batter
9. With the help of a fork take the balls from the batter and let the excess batter drip off.
10. Fry these balls until golden in colour.
Batata vadas are also eaten with misal pav and also with sambhar which is a famous south indian curry. It is one of the best food to fall in love with! Do give it a try!
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