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Vada Pav (Mumbai Spiced Potato Fritter Bun)

Name: Vada Pav (Mumbai Spiced Potato Fritter Bun)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: potatoes, boiled and mashed 500 g; breadcrumbs for coating 150 g; soft bread buns 4 pieces; onion, chopped 150 g; garlic, minced 15 g; green chili, chopped 15 g; ginger, grated 15 g; turmeric 5 g; mustard seeds 5 g; curry leaves 10 g; lime juice 20 ml; oil for frying 700 ml; fine salt 6 g

A crisp spiced potato fritter in a soft bun with chutney.

60 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

Often called Mumbai's burger, vada pav is sold from carts by the dozen and eaten standing up, usually before noon. The bun is a soft pav roll that takes the heat of the fritter without falling apart, and the whole thing depends on a sharp tamarind chutney cutting the fried potato. It is the most direct expression of how the city feeds people on the move.

Ingredients

potatoes, boiled and mashed500 g
breadcrumbs for coating150 g
soft bread buns4 pieces
onion, chopped150 g
garlic, minced15 g
green chili, chopped15 g
ginger, grated15 g
turmeric5 g
mustard seeds5 g
curry leaves10 g
lime juice20 ml
oil for frying700 ml
fine salt6 g

Directions

1
Sauté onion, garlic, chili, ginger, mustard seeds and curry leaves 8 minutes.
2
Mix into the potato with turmeric, lime and salt; shape 8 balls.
3
Roll in breadcrumbs; fry at 190C for 4 minutes until crisp.
fritters are golden and crisp
4
Split buns, add fritter and green chutney.

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