Vada Pav
Mumbai's iconic street burger: a spiced potato dumpling in gram-flour batter, deep-fried and tucked into a soft pav with garlic chutney. Comfort food, no cutlery needed.
40 min 2 servingsMedium
Ingredients
2 servingsContains: dairy·egg·gluten
Flavor profile
Spice
Richness
Method
- 1Boil, peel and mash the potatoes until smooth.
- 2Temper mustard seeds, curry leaves, garlic and green chilli in oil.
- 3Add turmeric, mix into the mashed potato with salt, and cool.
- 4Shape the mixture into round balls.
- 5Whisk gram flour with water, turmeric and salt into a thick batter.
- 6Dip each ball in batter and deep-fry until golden and crisp.
- 7Slit the pav, spread garlic chutney and press in a hot vada.
- 8Serve immediately with fried green chillies.
Frequently asked
About 40 minutes total — 20 min prep and 20 min cooking.
Yes — Vada Pav is veg.
Vada Pav contains dairy, egg, gluten. Always check ingredient labels if you have allergies.
This recipe makes 2 servings.
