Authentic Bombay Vada Pav

Ingredients

Pav, Boiled Potatoes , Chopped Garlic, Grated Ginger & Green Chillies, 1/2 Lemon juice, Oil, Butter, Coriander leaves , Green chilli (full)

For the chutneys:

Green Chutney:

Coriander leaves, Ginger, Garlic, Green Chillies, Salt and Lemon juice

Sweet Chutney:

Tamarind pulp, Red chilli powder, Jaggery/Dates, Saunf powder,Salt

Dry Garlic Chutney/ Powder:

Garlic chopped, Grated Coconut , Red chilli powder, Salt

Dry Garlic Chutney /Powder: (Alternative method) Garlic Whole with Skin, Red chillies Whole, Grated Coconut, Salt

Procedure

Boil the potatoes and mash. Add salt, chopped garlic and grated ginger and green chillies, Mix well. Take oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal . Add the potato mixture. Fry for a few minutes. Add chopped coriander leaves. When cool add lemon juice and make round balls.

Take besan in a bowl. Add salt and red chilli powder. Make a smooth batter with water. Then dip potato balls in besan and deep fry in oil till golden brown on both sides.

Green Chutney: Take coriander leaves, Ginger, garlic , green chillies and salt. Grind to a smooth paste. Squeeze some lemon juice.

Sweet Chutney: Soak some tamarind in hot water. Keep for 10 minutes. Then squeeze and remove pulp and strain. Heat a vessel. Pour the tamarind pulp. Add some water. Add red chilli powder, salt (if Kaala Namak is there use it) and powdered jaggery.If you have dates can use it , then no need for jaggery or if required add a little of jaggery. Deseed the dates or use seedless dates. Put it in tamarind water and allow to cook for a while. Add saunf powder . Boil till dates get cooked well and mashed.

Garlic Chutney : Take chopped garlic pods, red chilli powder, coconut and grind well (without water)

Garlic Chutney ( Alternative) Any one Chutney can be made.

Dry roast garlic whole with skin for a few minutes. Remove. Then dry roast red chillies whole. Remove. Then dry roast kopra( dry coconut) pieces or grated coconut switching off the gas. Grind everything together. Add salt after grinding.