Vada Pav

Hubby's all time favorite and full of bombay memories!

Ingredients:
-Any kind of Pav or Rolls, Oil for frying, Butter or Margarine, Green chutney & Sweet chutney

-For the Vadas- 5 medium size potatoes, 1 tbsp crushed green chillies, 1 tbsp crushed garlic or paste, 1 tbsp crushed ginger or paste, 4 tbsp chopped cilantro, Salt per taste

-For the Dipping- Besan/Chana flour 1 & half cup, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder, 1 tsp haldi powder, 2 tsp dhana-jeera powder, Salt per taste


Method: Boil the potatoes. Peel & mash them once they cool down. Mix all the Vada ingredients above and roll into size of table-tennis balls. For preparing the batter, take a bowl and add the Besan flour and add water to make as thick pancake batter. Then add all the Dipping ingredients above and let it sit for 15 minutes. Heat oil in frying pan. Dip each potato ball in the Besan dipping and fry on medium high or high heat. To prepare the Pav/Rolls, apply butter or margarine on both side and toast both sides on a skillet till light brown. Before serving apply chutneys on inside of the Pav/Roll, put the Vada in between and enjoy your Vada Pava.