Vada Pav, often called the Indian burger, is a popular street food from Mumbai. It consists of a spicy potato filling deep fried in a gram flour batter, served inside a soft bread bun (pav) with various chutneys and fried green chilies.
Begin by boiling potatoes until soft. Once cooled, peel and mash them.
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, and let them splutter. Then add curry leaves, green chilies, ginger, garlic, and sauté for a few minutes.
Add turmeric powder and salt to the pan and mix well. Then add the mashed potatoes and mix everything together. Allow it to cool.
Shape the potato mixture into small balls.
Prepare a batter by mixing gram flour with water, salt, turmeric, and red chili powder to form a smooth, flowing consistency.
Heat oil in a deep fryer or pan.
Dip each potato ball in the batter until fully coated and deep fry in hot oil until golden brown and crisp.
Slice the pav without cutting all the way through and spread green chutney and tamarind chutney on the inside.
Place the hot fried vada between the pav and serve immediately with a fried green chili.
