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2 min Prep, 15 min Cook
Yield  3 number
Maahi Gupta 7 Apr, 2018 | Snacks Indian Frying
Vada pav (Wada Pav), is a popular snack famous in Maharashtra, India. It consists of a batata vada (also called Aloo Bonda in South India) sandwiched between two slices of a pav.

Pav bread in this case is NOT sweet as it is basically a spicy and non-sweet snack. I am a north Indian and when I first had it on one of Mumbai's street stall, I just had this feeling that I might not be able to eat the uncooked Pav. But, believe me, you would never feel that the Pav is uncooked when you eat it with a Chutney/Sauce and the Vada (The aloo pakora).

It is a very easy dish which can be made within 15 minutes. It has three main ingredients i.e. Pav, A Chutney and Aloo Vada (Or Aloo Bonda). We are serving it with garlic coconut chutney but you can also eat it with Green Coriander Chutney/Sauce.

Ingredients

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Instructions

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1. Garlic Chutney Ingredients.

2. You would also need Pav.

3. Roast the grated coconut till it gets light golden brown in color in a pan. Keep aside once done.

4. Heat Oil in a pan. Add Garlic cloves and roast until they turn golden brown. Add red chilies and roast for 3 seconds. Switch off the stove.

5. Add roasted Coconut, Salt, Garlic and Red Chilies to the grinder. Grind for about 3 seconds.

6. After 3 seconds of grinding, open the jar and add Water. Now grind again to make a smooth paste.

7. Your chutney/sauce is ready.

1. Ingredients for Potato mixture.

2. Mash boiled potatoes with the help of your hand. Add Green Chili, Coriander leaves, Salt, Red Chili powder and Turmeric powder. Mix well with hands.

3. Heat oil in a pan. Add Asafoetida, grated Ginger and grated Garlic. Keep the stove on medium flame and cook till they become light brown in color.

4. Now add potato mixture and cook for 3 minutes on high flame. Mix well and stir to avoid burning of potatoes. Then switch off the stove. Keep aside to cool.

5. Once your Potato mixture has cooled down, pick up small amount of potato mixture and give it a round shape with your hands. Keep aside. We will need them after we are done with our Gram Flour Besan mixture to provide a coating for these potato balls Bondas.

6. Take Gram flour in a bowl. Add Salt, Asafoetida, Turmeric powder and Red chili powder. Mix well.

7. Add water and make a smooth paste of Gram flour Besan.

8. Now, we are done with the basic raw materials for making Aloo Bonda. Heat oil to deep fry the bonda. Keep the stove on high flame. Now, dip the prepared potato balls one by one in the Gram flour syrup/mixture to cover each corner of the ball and release them with soft hands in the hot Oil.

9. Fry till they become light golden brown in color.

10. Once done, take them out of Oil. Vada is ready.

1. Use a knife to slice individual Pav pieces. Do not slice it completely. There should a simple attachment at one end as shown in picture.

2. Spread our Coconut Garlic chutney on Pav base. You can also spread it on the upper Pav piece to have more spice.

3. Open the face of Pav and sandwich the Vada. Your Vada Pav is ready to go into your stomach! Enjoy this delicious snack with tea or coffee.

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Storage and Serving Suggestions

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Serve vada Pav hot with Green chutney.