Tiny Vada Pao Recipe

Tiny Vada Pao 

• Recipe Servings: 2
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins
• Total Cook Time: 45 mins
• Difficulty Level: Medium

About Tiny Vada Pao Recipe: A popular street food from Mumbai! Vada Pao is one of the most loves food across India. Vada made of spices and potatoes sandwiched between toasted pao bread, this dish is a filling meal that you can have for a light lunch or brunch or as an evening snacks. Spicy, crunchy and filling, you won't be able to resist making this everyday at home.

Ingredients of Tiny Vada Pao

• For potato mix:
• 1 cup potatoes (boiled and mashed)
• 1 tbsp garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tsp ginger, finely chopped
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp coriander cumin powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder / cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tbsp oil
• to taste salt
• For fritters:
• 3/4 cup chickpea flour
• salt, to season
• 1 tsp red chillli powder
• 1 1/4 cup water
• oil to deep fry
• 3 pieces pao bread
• 1 tsp oil
• For assembling:
• 1/4 cup tamarind sauce
• 1/4 cup green chutney
• 1/8 cup sweet yogurt

How to Make Tiny Vada Pao

• 1.Heat oil in a pan. Once hot, add cumin seeds, chopped ginger and garlic.
• 2.When the garlic and ginger turn golden, add all the spice powders, salt and mashed potatoes.
• 3.Mix well and turn the heat off. Add the lime juice and chopped cilantro for garnish.
• 4.Once the potato mixture cools down, divide the mixture into 10-12 equal portions and shape them into pin pong sized balls.
• 5.Mix the chickpea flour, salt and chili powder. Add water in small quantities & mix well until you make a pancake (or dosa) like batter.
• 6.Heat up the oil for frying.
• 7.Coat each ball with the batter and drop into the hot oil. Do not overcrowd the oil (it brings down the temperature of oil all of a sudden).
• 8.When they turn golden, drain them onto some paper towels. Set Aside.
• 9.For the bread baskets, cut the bread into a discs using a cutter or just cut the crusts off.
• 10.Flatten out the bread discs slightly using a rolling pin.
• 11.Grease a muffin pan and set the rolled out bread discs in it.
• 12.Bake at 350°F for 5-7 min or until it gets toasted slightly. We do not want the bread to dry up. It has to be like toast; crispy outer layer but soft.
• 13.Once done, Set aside and cool the baskets for 5 minutes.
• 14.When you are ready to serve, start assembling the vada pav bites.
• 15.Place a little bit of tamarind sauce in the basket (depending on your taste), place the potato fritter on it.
• 16.Now, pipe some green chutney on top and sprinkle some spicy garlic chutney.
• 17.Elegant, mini vada pav bites are ready to be served.

Key Ingredients: potatoes (boiled and mashed), garlic, ginger, cumin seeds, coriander cumin powder, red chilli powder / cayenne pepper, turmeric, lime juice, oil, salt, chickpea flour, salt, to season, red chillli powder, water, oil to deep fry, pao bread, oil, tamarind sauce, green chutney, sweet yogurt