The staple food of Bombay and more importantly the whole state of Maharashtra. In similar context, it’s like hotdogs for New Yorkers and chips for the Britishers. If you have lived in Bombay, then I’m sure you have a vada pav. The main purpose of this website is so that everything can be cooked Jain and here it is, Jain Vada Pav and even better, it’s roasted. Buy a packet of pav, so that you can put the vada in it and savour the complete experience of eating a Vada Pav. Ready to cook?

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Vada Pav

Course

Snacks

Cuisine

Bombay Roadside, Indian

Servings

vadas

Ingredients

vada

• 2 bananas boiled
• 1 cup green peas boiled
• 1/4 cup oats
• 1 tsp garam masala
• pinch of turmeric
• 2 tsp green chilli paste
• 1/2 tsp aamchur powder or 1 tsp lemon juice
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp sugar optional

tempering

• 2 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 3 curry leaves chopped
• pinch of asafoetida hing

batter for vada

• 3/4 cup besan
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp rice flour
• 1/2 tsp oil
• pinch of soda
• salt to taste
• 3/4 cup water

Course Snacks Cuisine Bombay Roadside, Indian Servings vadas Ingredients vada 2 bananas boiled 1 cup green peas boiled 1/4 cup oats 1 tsp garam masala pinch of turmeric 2 tsp green chilli paste 1/2 tsp aamchur powder or 1 tsp lemon juice salt to taste 1/2 tsp sugar optional tempering 2 tsp oil 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp urad dal 3 curry leaves chopped pinch of asafoetida hing batter for vada 3/4 cup besan 1/4 tsp turmeric 1/4 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp rice flour 1/2 tsp oil pinch of soda salt to taste 3/4 cup water

Instructions

For vada

1. Combine all the ingredients mentioned under 'Vada' and mix well.

For tempering

1. Heat the oil in a small temper bowl. First add urad dal.
2. Now add the remaining ingredients mentioned in 'Tempering' except hing.
3. Add hing and pour this on the mixture you made for the vada.
4. Divide the mixture into approximately 20 small balls.

   

Batter for vada

1. Mix all the ingredients mention under 'Batter for Vada' and make a batter.

   

How to proceed

1. Put an appam pan on the gas, add a drop of oil in each bracket.
2. Pour the vada in batter and put it in an appam pan.

   
3. Cook both the sides for 2 - 3 minutes.

   

Setting up the vada pav

1. Cut the pav, apply ghee and roast it on tava.
2. Now apply green chutney, put some peanut masala, jain vadapav masala, methi masala and sweet chutney.

   
3. Put the vada in the pav and it's ready to be served. 🙂