Vada Pav

Ingredients

• 4 pav buns
• 3 potatoes, boiled and mashed
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 8 curry leaves
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic-green chilli paste
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 1 cup besan
• A pinch of baking soda
• Dry garlic chutney, green chutney, oil, salt

Method

1. Temper mustard seeds and curry leaves in oil, add the ginger-garlic-chilli paste and turmeric, then mix in the mashed potato and salt; shape into small balls.
2. Whisk besan with baking soda, salt and water into a thick batter.
3. Dip each potato ball in the batter and deep fry until golden and crisp.
4. Slit the pav buns and spread with dry garlic chutney and green chutney.
5. Sandwich a hot vada inside each pav and serve with a fried green chilli.