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/street food in Mumbai and after that I didnt get chance to taste it anywhere else. Recently when hubby got these pav buns I didnt have any clue of what to do with it as I didnt have any ingredients required for Pav Bhaji so googled and found this to be interesting from Tarla Dalal site, I modified the measurement a bit and here is the recipe
Vada Pav Recipe
Recipe Source :Tarla Dalal
Recipe Source :Tarla Dalal
Makes 4 vada pavs
Ingredients:
- Pav Buns – 4
- Red chutney – See recipe below ( 2 tbsp)
- Green chutney – as required ( 2 tbsp)
For the vadas :
- Boiled Potatoes – 2 medium sized
- Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Green chillies – 1/2 tsp chopped finely
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Onion – 1 medium sized chopped finely
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Coriander leaves – 2 tsp
- Oil – 2 tsp
For Vada outer coating:
- Besan flour – 1/4 cup
- Rice flour – 1 tbsp
- Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Baking soda – a pinch
- Oil – to toast / deep fry
Red Garlic chutney:
- Coconut – 5 tbsp
- Red Chillies – 1
- Garlic – 4 chopped finely
- Tamarind – 1 tsp
- Salt – to taste
Dry roast coconut and tamarind till lightly browned. Grind together with all other ingredients. Do not add water its slighly pastey and dry.
Method:
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)
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!
This is very famous chat in north india especially Mumbai and Kolkata. If you dont get pav buns go ahead with normal buns.
My 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, instead you can deep fry them as the orginal recipe says.
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.
Mahi says
February 28, 2011 at 3:16 amI've tasted this in Bangalore. Looks yumm!
Nags says
February 28, 2011 at 3:24 amthat looks so chubby and yummy! great job with the pics 🙂
divya says
February 28, 2011 at 3:28 amlooks very tempting and delicious vada pav…wonderful clicks..
Sailaja Damodaran says
February 28, 2011 at 3:34 amYummy!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sangeetha Nambi says
February 28, 2011 at 3:55 amHmmm Yummy… My hubby's favorite.. Couldn't find this in shop. Anyway will try it 🙂
The Foodie says
February 28, 2011 at 4:03 amThese cute vada pavs are looking irresistible… toasting is a good healthier option and very wonderful spell bounding pictures.
Rumana Rawat says
February 28, 2011 at 4:06 amI love this combo i want to have this with green chilly.. superb 🙂
Deepti says
February 28, 2011 at 4:34 amIrresistable vada Pav…Awesome Shots as well
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Satya says
February 28, 2011 at 4:51 amI had them recently in hyderabad at a chat bhandar.. I wanted to replicate them at home, thanks for the recipe sharmi..
Valarmathi Sanjeev says
February 28, 2011 at 4:52 amWow…. vada pav looks super yummy and delicious.
Swathi says
February 28, 2011 at 5:11 amVada pav looks awesome.
Prathibha says
February 28, 2011 at 5:13 amI 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..!!
Priti says
February 28, 2011 at 5:20 amLooks so gud ..I want to grab those ….wonderful clicks …
Kalpana Sareesh says
February 28, 2011 at 6:04 amSharmi,
I am loving these..pls send me some..
RAKS KITCHEN says
February 28, 2011 at 6:09 amThey look so so tempting,I am going to bookmark this to try, I loved the second pic veryvery much,looks very nice and tempting! 🙂
Nithya says
February 28, 2011 at 6:43 amWow.. 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 😛
jeyashrisuresh says
February 28, 2011 at 7:15 amI am waiting for this yummy recipe.great clicks and nice recipe.Will try this soon
kaarasaaram.com says
February 28, 2011 at 8:53 amBoth the vadapav and the clicks look awesome..
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Prathima Rao says
February 28, 2011 at 9:30 amNow who can resist these tempting & perfect vada pavs???!!!! SUPERB CLICKS!!
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Priya's Feast says
February 28, 2011 at 10:24 amI never tasted vada pav…Can't resist to see the kissan sauce and this pav…
Ramya says
February 28, 2011 at 10:50 amDrooling here..irrestible vada pav's:-)
Paaka Shaale says
February 28, 2011 at 12:04 pmThe vada pav looks brilliant and yummy. Very well presented and shot 🙂
Priya says
February 28, 2011 at 1:26 pmVery addictive and irresistible vada pavs…
Soumya Vineeth says
February 28, 2011 at 1:49 pmSomething I got addicted to during my stay in Pune, Thanks for such a lovely recipe, Need to try it as soon as possible!
aipi says
February 28, 2011 at 2:14 pmWow..they look PICTURE PERFECT!! Loved that you shallow fried the vadas..
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Suja Sugathan says
February 28, 2011 at 2:17 pmLooks super delicious and irresistible,love your clicks dear.
Happy Cook says
February 28, 2011 at 2:20 pmWowo wish i could grab one, looks so so delish.
Laavanya says
February 28, 2011 at 3:02 pmI love all chaat items.. looks very tempting.
anubhavati says
February 28, 2011 at 3:09 pmLovely clicks. Love vada paav the amazing street food made famous in Mumbai!
Shobha
Torviewtoronto says
February 28, 2011 at 4:13 pmfabulous looking vada pav
looks wonderful
Kairali sisters says
February 28, 2011 at 4:20 pmOo oo oo Great vada pav, i am gonna try these soon, this is my fav fav..Well done sharmi 🙂
Shanavi says
February 28, 2011 at 5:21 pmIrresistible clicks Sharmi.. Trying to learn photograpgy from ur tips..but not getting it..Ur's look AWESOME
Vimitha Anand says
February 28, 2011 at 6:01 pmI had vada pav when I was in mumbai and loved it.. Now i can give it a try
Rachu says
February 28, 2011 at 6:03 pmExcellent… wow.. drooling over the pics.. it luks so perfect and yummm
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Gulmohar says
February 28, 2011 at 6:12 pmThis is completely irresistible…I want some now
Kalyani says
February 28, 2011 at 6:44 pmwow wonderful vada pav and very tempting clicks …….
swapna says
February 28, 2011 at 6:48 pmLook sooo yummy….love it!!
Sarah Naveen says
February 28, 2011 at 9:19 pmnice pics..looks so perfect n yummy!!
Satrupa says
March 1, 2011 at 1:16 amDelicious ….. Drooolllzzz !!
Cheers,
Satrupa
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Sush says
March 1, 2011 at 3:18 amawesome pictures! Wish I could get such pav here.
Divya Kudua says
March 1, 2011 at 3:39 amI'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!!
Plateful says
March 1, 2011 at 5:06 amAh, so lovely! This is my favorite street food. The colors are brilliant!
MiniBinoy says
March 1, 2011 at 8:43 amwow!!looks mouth watering..feeling hungry now!!:)
Chitra says
March 1, 2011 at 10:39 amWas 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..
Pavithra says
March 1, 2011 at 3:05 pmI 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.
Sharmilee! :) says
March 1, 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 🙂
Kitchen Flavours says
March 1, 2011 at 4:52 pmBookmarked….was thinking to try this from long dear…with this recipe i will go on…love the bright and tempting clicks…
Lavi says
March 1, 2011 at 5:15 pmPerfect for evening snack sharmi! love the way u made it in tawa rather than frying!
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
March 1, 2011 at 9:10 pmI am drooling over it, love your pics and presentation.
NIDHYA says
March 2, 2011 at 1:29 amWow, chutneys and the pav looks super super delicious..very inviting..
Aaha Oho
Balakrishna Saraswathy says
March 2, 2011 at 1:48 amlooks yummmy:)
Reshmi says
March 3, 2011 at 10:20 pmHi, 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.
Anu Nandu says
March 4, 2011 at 4:31 pmTH is a big time vada pav fan – and his favorite part is the garlic chutney! Yours look perfect!
kanthi says
March 8, 2011 at 12:43 pmvadapav looks irrestible,nice re3cipe..
anu says
March 12, 2011 at 7:34 amvada pav, a healthy Indian Snacks. looks yum and enticing.
Anonymous says
July 27, 2011 at 10:52 amLooks good, I am going to try it this weekend!!
Sharmilee! :) says
July 27, 2011 at 12:10 pm@Anon : Sure do try and let me know the feedback 🙂
manjooo says
July 28, 2011 at 9:02 amI am gonna try this soon 🙂 and my hubby will love this 😀
Jayanthi says
October 28, 2011 at 1:10 pmtoasting instead of deepfrying is great idea
kavita says
January 27, 2012 at 1:53 pmwhen 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 .
Meenal Ramanathan says
December 18, 2012 at 9:10 amdoes we need outer covering of potato.(i.e) we have dip aloo bonda in besan flour.can we skip that skip and proceed
Sharmilee! :) says
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….
priyanka sarkar says
August 3, 2013 at 5:10 amHi.. Loved your recipe.. The idea of toasting it in a paniayaram pan is awesome.. Makes one feel a lot less guilty for eating them.. 🙂
priyanka sarkar says
August 3, 2013 at 5:12 amHi.. 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.. 🙂
R.Vinayaga Prabhu says
August 31, 2013 at 5:46 pmWow! 100 out of 100 for photograph . So dovthe vadapav.
Sonal Agarwal says
April 19, 2014 at 4:53 amYumm good job. L definitely try out!
Sonal Agarwal says
April 19, 2014 at 4:54 amWow delicious!