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Oil- Free Vada Pav
Tarla Dalal
14 May, 2018
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Simple... Instead of frying the vadas I roasted them on a non-stick pan, and it turned out to be just as great as the fried ones, believe me!
Use whole wheat pav/bread if available. Garlic chutney adds spice and flavour to this snack.
To further cut down on the calories, I made garlic chutney without the fat-laden coconut. Just before serving warm the vada pav in an oven /Microwave to boost its scrumptiousness!
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
20 Mins
Total Time
35 Mins
Makes
4 vada pavs (8 halves)
Ingredients
For The Batter
1/3 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/4 tsp chilli powder
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste
For The Vadas
3/4 cup boiled and mashed potatoes
1 1/2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
salt to taste
a pinch of mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
4 to 5 curry leaves (kadi patta)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp grated garlic (lehsun)
Other Ingredients
4 whole wheat burger buns to serve
Method
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl with enough water to make a batter of pouring consistency. Keep aside.
- Combine the potatoes, ginger-green chilli paste, coriander, lemon juice and salt together in a bowl and mix well. Keep aside.
- Heat a non-stick pan on a medium flame and when hot, add the mustard seeds, turmeric powder, curry leaves asafoetida and garlic and dry roast for about 2 minutes.
- Add to the potato mixture and mix well.
- Divide it into 4 equal portions and shape them into flat rounds and keep aside.
- Heat a non-stick pan on a medium flame.
- Dip the potato rounds in the batter and place them on the pan.
- Cover and cook on a low flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Turn upside down, cover again and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove the lid and cook on both sides till they turn golden brown. Keep aside.
- Cut 1 burger bun into 2 pieces, apply 1 teaspoon garlic chutney on one side of the burger bun.
- Place a vada on it and cover it with another piece of burger bun on top.
- Repeat with the remaining vadas and batter to make 3 more vada pavs.
- Cut each vada pav into 2 equal halves and serve immediately.
Oil- Free Vada Pav recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 266 cal |
| Protein | 7.4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 42.6 g |
| Fiber | 2.8 g |
| Fat | 7.2 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 47.4 mg |
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Tanvi S. Naik
July 22, 2021, 5:45 p.m.
very very tastey, I am so happy now I can eat as many vada pav as I wish and that too without any guilt. Thanks a lot Taralaji
Tarla Dalal
July 22, 2021, 5:45 p.m.
Hi Tanvi, glad you like the Vada Pav recipe.
MOONBEAMS
Feb. 10, 2021, 3:27 p.m.
Madhu
April 3, 2020, 4:28 p.m.
Good and tasty. However it was difficult to make the batter stick to the potato patty. Probably it should be thicker than running consistency.
Tarla Dalal
April 3, 2020, 4:28 p.m.
Thanks for the feedback. You can adjust the quantity of water to make a slightly thick batter. The quantity of water usually depends on the quality of the flour. Keep reviewing recipes and articles you loved.
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Aug. 10, 2017, 7:45 p.m.
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