Vada Pav

Ingredients

for vada:

1 250g potatoes

1 cups besan (gram flour)

1 tsp. turmeric powder

½ teaspoon mustard seeds

2 tablespoon cilantro (coriander) (chopped)

Pinch of sodium bicarbonate

Oil for deep frying

Salt to taste

Buns (Paav)

for chutney:

2 tablespoon garlic (chopped)

4 green chilies (vary according to taste)

Salt to taste

Pinch of Amchur powder

Preparation Vada

1 Boil and mash potatoes.

2 Add salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder and chopped cilantro (coriander).

3 Heat some oil, splutter mustard seeds in it.

4 In a separate bowl, mix besan (gram flour) with salt and a pinch of sodium bicarbonate.

5 Add water to basan to make it a thick batter.

6 Make small balls of the potato mixture, dip it in besan (gram flour) batter

7 Deep fry the balls in hot oil until golden. Take out and drain excess oil from balls (vada)

8.Chutney:Mix and grind garlic, green chilies, salt and amchur powder. Serve

9 Take a bun, slit it into half (like burger or any sandwich). Apply some chutney on both sides of bun. Put the wada in between bun and serve.