MethodFor Red garlic chutney:
Dry roast coconut till dry and grind everything with little or no water. Grind to make a wet chutney.
For green chutney:
Blend everything with very less water and store in an airtight container. You can refrigerate and use for various chats/sandwiches.
For vada:
- Pressure cook potatoes, peel off the skin and mash it.
- Chop garlic and green chillies finely.
- Heat oil in a pan and season with the items given under the `To temper` table.
- Add garlic, green chillies, turmeric, salt and fry.
- Add the mashed potato and mix well.
- Stir fry for two minutes.
- Allow to cool and divide into 6 and make balls.
- Make a thick batter with gram flour, rice flour, turmeric and salt, adding a little water.
- Heat a paniyaram pan or kadai with oil for deep frying.
- Coat the potato balls with the besan batter and fry them until golden brown in all the sides.
- Drain in paper towel.
- To arrange the vada and pav, slit the buns in two, leaving one side still in contact.
- Apply green and red chutneys on the inner sides of the buns.
- Place the vada in the middle and close the bun.
Recipe courtesy: Rak`s Kitchen
Ingredients: 2 - potatoes
1/8 tsp - turmeric powder
2 - green chillies
2 flakes - garlic
Salt as needed
For outer covering
1/4 cup - besan flour
1 tbsp - rice flour
Turmeric, 2 pinches
Cooking soda, a pinch
Salt as needed
To temper:
1 tsp - oil
1/2 tsp - mustard
1/8 tsp - asafoetida
Curry leaves, a few
For Red garlic chutney:
1-2 tsp - red chilli powder
10-12 flakes - garlic
2 tbsp - coconut, grated
Salt as needed
For green chutney:
Mint or coriander leaves, 1 small bunch
1-2 - green chilli
Lemon juice from 1 lemon
5-7 - almonds/Cashews(optional)
Salt as needed