Vada Pav

History

Often called the Indian burger, vada pav was created in 1960s Mumbai as cheap, filling street food for mill and commuter crowds. A batata vada — spiced mashed-potato fritter in gram-flour batter — is tucked into a buttered pav with garlic and tamarind chutneys and a fried chili.

Ingredients

• Pav (soft Indian bun)
• Batata vada (spiced potato fritter)
• Dry garlic chutney
• Green chutney
• Tamarind chutney
• Fried green chili

How to Make

1. 1Mash boiled potatoes with mustard seeds, turmeric, ginger, garlic and curry leaves; shape into balls.
2. 2Coat in gram-flour batter and deep-fry until golden.
3. 3Slit a pav and toast it in butter.
4. 4Smear with garlic, green and tamarind chutneys.
5. 5Press in the vada, add a fried chili and serve hot.

Known for it

• Ashok Vada PavKashinath Dhuru Marg, Dadar West, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400028, India