Vada Pav
- 40 min
- mild
- Serves 4
Maharashtrian vada pav: a spiced potato filling fried in besan batter and tucked into pav with peanut chutney. Mild, serves 4, 40 minutes, step-by-step video.
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Good for: Party, Rainy Day
Ingredients
Oil1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds¼ tsp
Coriander Seeds, Crushed1 tsp
Ginger, Minced1 inch
Garlic, Minced4 cloves
Green Chilli, Finely Chopped2
Curry leaves, Finely Chopped1 sprigs
Asafoetida¼ tsp
Salt¾ tsp
Turmeric Powder½ tsp
Potato, Boiled2
Coriander Leaves, Roughly Chopped2 tbsp
Besan Flour1 cup
Water½ cup
Red Chilli Powder¼ tsp
Pav (Buns)4
Maharashtrian Peanut Chutney1 tbsp
Contains: milk, groundnut, wheat, soya.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 345kcal | 1380kcal |
| Protein | 12g | 46g |
| Carbohydrate | 47g | 186g |
| Fat | 13g | 50g |
| Fibre | 5.5g | 22g |
| Sugar | 6.3g | 25g |
Cookd masalas for pav (buns)
Method
Pressure cook halved potatoes for 4 whistles. Peel them. Heat oil in a kadhai and let the mustard seeds splutter, add the coriander seeds, ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves and saute well. Add hing, salt and turmeric powder.
Add the potatoes and chopped coriander leaves. Mash and mix well.
For the batter: combine the given ingredients to make a smooth batter.
Make roundels of this mixture.
Dip the potato mixture in the batter and deep fry until golden brown.
Place in between the pav and serve with peanut chutney.
Before you start
- How long does Vada Pav take?
- 40 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Vada Pav serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Vada Pav vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Vada Pav spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Vada Pav?
- 4 Pav (Buns), 1 cup Besan Flour, 2 Potato, 1 tbsp Maharashtrian Peanut Chutney, 2 Green Chilli, 1 tbsp Oil, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Vada Pav?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Vada Pav?
- About 345 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
2 notes- B
Bhavesh devdaJune 2023
chilly chutney
- C
A Cookd cookAugust 2022
is there a substitute for peanut chutney?
