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    Vada Pav | Batata Vada Recipe

    Last Updated On: Nov 11, 2024 by Sharmilee J

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    Vada Pav is a popular Indian street food with a deep fried potato fritter wrapped inside a pav bun sandwiched between red and green chutneys and accompanied by fried green chili. Vada Pav is popularly known as Batata Vada Pav or Mumbai Vada Pav. Learn to make Vada Pav with step by step pictures.

    vada pav served

    The first time I had vada pavs was during our college tour to Mumbai as my friend suggested to taste it and I just loved it. This is a famous chat item in North and it is my most favorite.

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    • About Vada Pav
    • Vada Pav Ingredients
    • How to make Vada Pav Step by Step
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    About Vada Pav

    Vada Pav is a Mumbai classic street food which has deep fried potato fritters sandwiched between a pav bun with red chutney and green chutney. The potato fritters can be either deep fried or tawa fried just like I did. Vada here refers to the potato fritters and Pav is Pav bun.

    Vada Pav is spicy and packed with flavors and textures. I just love the potato fritters as such so make a little extra to much it separately. The garlic chutney is the highlight here so do not miss, it is super flavorful and spicy.

    This is very famous chat in north India especially Mumbai and Kolkata. If you don’t get pav buns go ahead with normal buns.

    vada pav served

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    Vada Pav Ingredients

    • Pav Bun – Pav buns are used traditionally for vada pav but you can use regular buns too.
    • Potato Fritters – Boiled potato is mashed and cooked along with onion, green chili and made into small balls.
    • Besan batter – A batter is made using gram flour, rice flour, turmeric powder, red chili powder.
    • Red Chutney – Garlic along with red chilies, coconut, tamarind and salt are grind to make a chutney.
    • Green Chutney – Green chutney is made using mint leaves and coriander leaves.
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    How to make Vada Pav Step by Step

    For the vadas

    1.Heat oil, add mustard seeds and jeera, allow it to crackle. Add green chillies, ginger garlic paste and saute for mins.Add onions and saute till it turns lightly browned. Then add mashed potatoes, turmeric powder, required salt and mix well. Add chopped coriander leaves,mix well and switch off. Allow it to cool and make small balls and keep it ready.

    vada pav step1

    For the vada coating

    Mix besan flour, rice flour, salt, turmeric, chilli powder, baking soda.Add little water to form a paste like we do for bajjis and bondas.

    vada pav step2

    Now take the balls and dip it to the flour paste and deep fry it till golden brown (I didnt deep fry them instead toasted them in a paniyaram pan)

    vada pav step3

    For the vada pav assembling

    Take the buns slit it into halves taking care one end is still connected to the other bun.Apply the green chutney on one side , red chutney on another side. Keep the prepared vadas in between as shown and enjoy your vada pavs!

    vada pav step4

    Enjoy Vada Pav!

    Expert Tips

    • This sure needs time but when you are ready with the chutneys then making vadas and assembling them as vada pavs is easy.
    • Usually the vadas are nothing but our aloo bondas. The chutney combination and assembling it as vada pav gives a unique taste.
    • I chose to toast in paniyaram pan, instead you can deep fry them as the orginal recipe says.

    Serving and Storage

    You can make the potato fritters, batter, chutneys ready well ahead of time. Then at the time of serving fry the potato fritters, assemble and serve. Serve it with fried green chili the best combo.

    vada pav served

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    Vada Pav Recipe

    Vada Pav is a popular Indian street food with a deep fried potato fritter wrapped inside a pav bun sandwiched between red and green chutneys and accompanied by fried green chili. Vada Pav is popularly known as Batata Vada Pav or Mumbai Vada Pav. Learn to make Vada Pav with step by step pictures.
    Prep Time20 minutes mins
    Cook Time30 minutes mins
    Total Time50 minutes mins
    Servings2 people
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 4 pav buns
    • 2 tablespoon red chutney see recipe below
    • 2 tablespoon green chutney as required

    For the vadas :

    • 2 boiled potatoes medium sized
    • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
    • 1/2 teaspoon green chillies chopped finely
    • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
    • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
    • 1 onion medium sized chopped finely
    • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
    • 2 teaspoon coriander leaves
    • 2 teaspoon oil

    For vada outer coating:

    • 1/4 cup besan flour
    • 1 tablespoon rice flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
    • salt to taste
    • a pinch baking soda
    • oil to toast / deep fry

    Red Garlic chutney:

    • 5 tablespoon coconut
    • 1 red chillies
    • 4 garlic chopped finely
    • 1 teaspoon tamarind
    • salt to taste

    Instructions

    For the vadas:

    • Heat oil, add mustard seeds and jeera, allow it to crackle.
    • Add green chillies, ginger garlic paste and saute for mins.
    • Add onions and saute till it turns lightly browned. Then add mashed potatoes, turmeric powder, required salt and mix well.
    • Add chopped coriander leaves,mix well and switch off. Allow it to cool and make small balls and keep it ready.

    For the vada coating:

    • Mix besan flour, rice flour, salt, turmeric, chilli powder, baking soda. Add little water to form a paste like we do for bajjis and bondas.
    • Now take the balls and dip it to the flour paste and deep fry it till golden brown (I didnt deep fry them instead toasted them in a paniyaram pan)

    Red Chutney

    • Dry roast coconut and tamarind till lightly browned. Grind together with all other ingredients. Do not add water its slighly pastey and dry.
    • For the vada pav assembling:
    • Take the buns slit it into halves taking care one end is still connected to the other bun.
    • Apply the green chutney on one side , red chutney on another side. Keep the prepared vadas in between as shown and enjoy your Vada Pavs!

    Notes

    • This sure needs time but when you are ready with the chutneys then making vadas and assembling them as vada pavs is easy.
    • Usually the vadas are nothing but our aloo bondas.
    • The chutney combination and assembling it as vada pav gives a unique taste. I chose to toast in paniyaram pan
    • You can make the chutneys ready the before day itself and refrigerate them.
      The red garlic chutney is fiery hot which makes a apt combination for this vada pav.
    Nutrition Facts
    Vada Pav Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (75 g)
    Calories 506 Calories from Fat 243
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 27g42%
    Saturated Fat 7g44%
    Trans Fat 0.1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
    Monounsaturated Fat 11g
    Cholesterol 20mg7%
    Sodium 1344mg58%
    Potassium 410mg12%
    Carbohydrates 57g19%
    Fiber 5g21%
    Sugar 16g18%
    Protein 12g24%
    Vitamin A 483IU10%
    Vitamin C 40mg48%
    Calcium 47mg5%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Mahi

      February 28, 2011 at 3:16 am

      I've tasted this in Bangalore. Looks yumm!

      Reply
    2. Nags

      February 28, 2011 at 3:24 am

      that looks so chubby and yummy! great job with the pics 🙂

      Reply
    3. divya

      February 28, 2011 at 3:28 am

      looks very tempting and delicious vada pav…wonderful clicks..

      Reply
    4. Sailaja Damodaran

      February 28, 2011 at 3:34 am

      Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Reply
    5. Sangeetha Nambi

      February 28, 2011 at 3:55 am

      Hmmm Yummy… My hubby's favorite.. Couldn't find this in shop. Anyway will try it 🙂

      Reply
    6. The Foodie

      February 28, 2011 at 4:03 am

      These cute vada pavs are looking irresistible… toasting is a good healthier option and very wonderful spell bounding pictures.

      Reply
    7. Rumana Rawat

      February 28, 2011 at 4:06 am

      I love this combo i want to have this with green chilly.. superb 🙂

      Reply
    8. Satya

      February 28, 2011 at 4:51 am

      I had them recently in hyderabad at a chat bhandar.. I wanted to replicate them at home, thanks for the recipe sharmi..

      Reply
    9. Valarmathi Sanjeev

      February 28, 2011 at 4:52 am

      Wow…. vada pav looks super yummy and delicious.

      Reply
    10. Swathi

      February 28, 2011 at 5:11 am

      Vada pav looks awesome.

      Reply
    11. Prathibha

      February 28, 2011 at 5:13 am

      I enjoy these wonderful delights regularly in Mumbai,…so never bothered to make them at home….there r n number of ways ppl here eat their vada pav,not just vadas,many other fillings…urs look good dear..!!

      Reply
    12. Priti

      February 28, 2011 at 5:20 am

      Looks so gud ..I want to grab those ….wonderful clicks …

      Reply
    13. Kalpana Sareesh

      February 28, 2011 at 6:04 am

      Sharmi,

      I am loving these..pls send me some..

      Reply
    14. RAKS KITCHEN

      February 28, 2011 at 6:09 am

      They look so so tempting,I am going to bookmark this to try, I loved the second pic veryvery much,looks very nice and tempting! 🙂

      Reply
    15. Nithya

      February 28, 2011 at 6:43 am

      Wow.. looks so professional 🙂

      I havent tasted a perfect vadapav so far. The first and last time I tried was in Krishna sweets chaat section and I wasn't happy with the taste at all. Guess that was not the right version.

      Yours looks really nice and yummy. Got to try it out all by myself to taste a good version of it 🙂 or got to simply visit your place sometime 😛

      Reply
    16. jeyashrisuresh

      February 28, 2011 at 7:15 am

      I am waiting for this yummy recipe.great clicks and nice recipe.Will try this soon

      Reply
    17. kaarasaaram.com

      February 28, 2011 at 8:53 am

      Both the vadapav and the clicks look awesome..
      Reva

      Reply
    18. Prathima Rao

      February 28, 2011 at 9:30 am

      Now who can resist these tempting & perfect vada pavs???!!!! SUPERB CLICKS!!
      Prathima Rao
      Prats Corner

      Reply
    19. Priya's Feast

      February 28, 2011 at 10:24 am

      I never tasted vada pav…Can't resist to see the kissan sauce and this pav…

      Reply
    20. Ramya

      February 28, 2011 at 10:50 am

      Drooling here..irrestible vada pav's:-)

      Reply
    21. Paaka Shaale

      February 28, 2011 at 12:04 pm

      The vada pav looks brilliant and yummy. Very well presented and shot 🙂

      Reply
    22. Priya

      February 28, 2011 at 1:26 pm

      Very addictive and irresistible vada pavs…

      Reply
    23. Soumya Vineeth

      February 28, 2011 at 1:49 pm

      Something I got addicted to during my stay in Pune, Thanks for such a lovely recipe, Need to try it as soon as possible!

      Reply
    24. Suja Sugathan

      February 28, 2011 at 2:17 pm

      Looks super delicious and irresistible,love your clicks dear.

      Reply
    25. Happy Cook

      February 28, 2011 at 2:20 pm

      Wowo wish i could grab one, looks so so delish.

      Reply
    26. Laavanya

      February 28, 2011 at 3:02 pm

      I love all chaat items.. looks very tempting.

      Reply
    27. anubhavati

      February 28, 2011 at 3:09 pm

      Lovely clicks. Love vada paav the amazing street food made famous in Mumbai!

      Shobha

      Reply
    28. Torviewtoronto

      February 28, 2011 at 4:13 pm

      fabulous looking vada pav
      looks wonderful

      Reply
    29. Kairali sisters

      February 28, 2011 at 4:20 pm

      Oo oo oo Great vada pav, i am gonna try these soon, this is my fav fav..Well done sharmi 🙂

      Reply
    30. Shanavi

      February 28, 2011 at 5:21 pm

      Irresistible clicks Sharmi.. Trying to learn photograpgy from ur tips..but not getting it..Ur's look AWESOME

      Reply
    31. Vimitha Anand

      February 28, 2011 at 6:01 pm

      I had vada pav when I was in mumbai and loved it.. Now i can give it a try

      Reply
    32. Gulmohar

      February 28, 2011 at 6:12 pm

      This is completely irresistible…I want some now

      Reply
    33. Kalyani

      February 28, 2011 at 6:44 pm

      wow wonderful vada pav and very tempting clicks …….

      Reply
    34. swapna

      February 28, 2011 at 6:48 pm

      Look sooo yummy….love it!!

      Reply
    35. Sarah Naveen

      February 28, 2011 at 9:19 pm

      nice pics..looks so perfect n yummy!!

      Reply
    36. Sush

      March 01, 2011 at 3:18 am

      awesome pictures! Wish I could get such pav here.

      Reply
    37. Divya Kudua

      March 01, 2011 at 3:39 am

      I've never been to Mumbai.I've made up my mind that whenever I am in Mumbai,the only thing I am going to eat on the first day would be vada pav,vada pav and some more vada pav.Love your pics..makes me want to grab it from the monitor!!

      Reply
    38. Plateful

      March 01, 2011 at 5:06 am

      Ah, so lovely! This is my favorite street food. The colors are brilliant!

      Reply
    39. MiniBinoy

      March 01, 2011 at 8:43 am

      wow!!looks mouth watering..feeling hungry now!!:)

      Reply
    40. Chitra

      March 01, 2011 at 10:39 am

      Was waiting for this post.. Loved the clicks very much,i too tried tarla dalal recipe .. It was very nice. Now i got an idea of how to click vada pav. will try soon & post in my blog..:) thanks sharmi..

      Reply
    41. Pavithra

      March 01, 2011 at 3:05 pm

      I love vada pav, our Indian burger 🙂 and we often make here for potluck.. I am super tempted sharmi. One more thing is it will be nice if somebody make this for us instead of making ourselves :)hope u make this for me when I come to coimbatore this time. Sharmi pictures are super clear and love all the shots.

      Reply
    42. Sharmilee! :)

      March 01, 2011 at 3:27 pm

      @Pavithra: Exactly Pavithra yarachum pani kudutha nala than irukum as it involves lot of teeny teeny works…Sure vanga panita pochu 🙂

      Reply
    43. Kitchen Flavours

      March 01, 2011 at 4:52 pm

      Bookmarked….was thinking to try this from long dear…with this recipe i will go on…love the bright and tempting clicks…

      Reply
    44. Lavi

      March 01, 2011 at 5:15 pm

      Perfect for evening snack sharmi! love the way u made it in tawa rather than frying!

      Reply
    45. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

      March 01, 2011 at 9:10 pm

      I am drooling over it, love your pics and presentation.

      Reply
    46. Balakrishna Saraswathy

      March 02, 2011 at 1:48 am

      looks yummmy:)

      Reply
    47. Reshmi

      March 03, 2011 at 10:20 pm

      Hi, first time here.. love ur recipes and clicks.. love the way u made a very simple vada pav look so special.. following u, ur 200th follower!! 😀

      Cheers.

      Reply
    48. Anu Nandu

      March 04, 2011 at 4:31 pm

      TH is a big time vada pav fan – and his favorite part is the garlic chutney! Yours look perfect!

      Reply
    49. kanthi

      March 08, 2011 at 12:43 pm

      vadapav looks irrestible,nice re3cipe..

      Reply
    50. Anonymous

      July 27, 2011 at 10:52 am

      Looks good, I am going to try it this weekend!!

      Reply
    51. Sharmilee! :)

      July 27, 2011 at 12:10 pm

      @Anon : Sure do try and let me know the feedback 🙂

      Reply
    52. manjooo

      July 28, 2011 at 9:02 am

      I am gonna try this soon 🙂 and my hubby will love this 😀

      Reply
    53. Jayanthi

      October 28, 2011 at 1:10 pm

      toasting instead of deepfrying is great idea

      Reply
    54. kavita

      January 27, 2012 at 1:53 pm

      when i first time saw vada paw in pune i said what`s THIS …… but when i tasted it it`s wonderful, now vada paw is one of the favourit snacks .

      Reply
    55. Meenal Ramanathan

      December 18, 2012 at 9:10 am

      does we need outer covering of potato.(i.e) we have dip aloo bonda in besan flour.can we skip that skip and proceed

      Reply
    56. Sharmilee! :)

      December 18, 2012 at 2:07 pm

      @Meenal : The vada is made with the aloo filling dipped in besan flour….but if you wish you can skip it….

      Reply
    57. priyanka sarkar

      August 03, 2013 at 5:10 am

      Hi.. Loved your recipe.. The idea of toasting it in a paniayaram pan is awesome.. Makes one feel a lot less guilty for eating them.. 🙂

      Reply
    58. priyanka sarkar

      August 03, 2013 at 5:12 am

      Hi.. Loved your recipe.. The idea of using the paniayaram pan for toasting instead of frying is awesome.. Makes one feel a lot less guilty while having them.. 🙂

      Reply
    59. R.Vinayaga Prabhu

      August 31, 2013 at 5:46 pm

      Wow! 100 out of 100 for photograph . So dovthe vadapav.

      Reply
    60. Sonal Agarwal

      April 19, 2014 at 4:53 am

      Yumm good job. L definitely try out!

      Reply
    61. Sonal Agarwal

      April 19, 2014 at 4:54 am

      Wow delicious!

      Reply
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