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Vada Pav ( Fast Foods Made Healthy Recipe)


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The indian burger. It’s the quickest and easiest meal or snack available on the street corners of mumbai. Hot, spicy and delicious, its one snack i can never resist especially on a rainy day. But it’s quite high in calories, so i have found a less guilty version of enjoying my favoutire snack. Turn over to page 100, and discover my healthy variation.

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Makes 8 vada pavs
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Ingredients

8 ladi pav
4 tbsp dry garlic chutney

For The Vada Filling
3 cups boiled and mashed potatoes
3 to 4 green chillies , chopped
1 tsp chopped ginger (adrak)
1 1/2 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson) (rai/sarson)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
6 to 8 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 1/2 tsp oil
salt to taste

For The Outer Covering
3/4 cup besan (bengal gram flour)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
a pinch of baking soda
1 tsp oil
salt to taste

Other Ingredients
 oil for deep-frying

Method
For the vada fillling
  1. Pound the green chillies, ginger and garlic using a mortar and pestle.
  2. Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds. When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and curry leaves and sauté for a few seconds.
  3. Add the pounded mixture and sauté again for a few seconds. Add the potatoes, turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
  4. Remove from the flame and cool.
  5. Divide into 8 equal portions. Shape into rounds.

For the outer covering
  1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and make a batter using approx. 1/3 cup of water.

How to proceed
  1. Dip each round of the vada filluing into the batter and allow it to coat the mixture well.
  2. Deep fry in hot oil till golden brown. Drain on an absorbent paper and keep aside.
  3. Slice each pav into half horizontally and spread some dry garlic chutney inside.
  4. Place one vada in each pav and serve immediately.

Tips
  1. Laddi pavs are small square shaped white bread rolls which are available at local bakeries.
  2. You can also use bread roll or slices if the pav is not available.
Nutrient values per vada pav
CaloriesFat
264 cal. 6.5 gm.
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