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Dabeli Recipe
5 from 6 votes

Dabeli Recipe

Dabeli is a very popular street food from Gujarat. It is made with soft Indian pav or dinner rolls filled with spicy and tangy mashed potato, peanuts, and chutney. It has a wonderful crunch from the sev and roasted peanuts and sweetness from the pomegranate seeds. Try it as a snack or dinner, you will love it.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 12
Calories: 280 kcal
Course: Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

Dabeli Masala
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds aka Jeera
  • 3 tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed saunf
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 inch cassia cinnamon aka Dalchini
  • 2 black cardamom
  • 12 cloves aka Laung
  • 2 star anise
  • 1 bay leaf Tej Patta
  • 2 teaspoon white sesame seeds
  • 4 tablespoon coconut dried slices
  • 6 dried red chili kashmiri red chili prefered, whole
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder ground, aka Haldi powder
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon dry mango powder aka amchur
Masala Peanuts
  • 1 teaspoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
  • 1 cup peanuts
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder aka haldi
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon dabeli masala prepared in the recipe
Aloo mixture
  • 4 tablespoon tamarind chutney
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 4 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
  • 3 tablespoon dabeli masala prepared in the recipe
  • 6 potato boiled and peeled, about. 3cups
  • 4 tablespoon nylon sev
  • 4 tablespoon pomegranate seeds
  • 4 tablespoon peanut prepared in the recipe, spiced
  • 1-2 tablespoon coconut grated
  • cilantro to garnish, leaves
For serving
  • 10-12 dinner rolls Pav
  • chili garlic chutney as needed, about 1 teaspoon per dabeli
  • tamarind chutney as needed, about 1-2 teaspoon per dabeli
  • butter for toasting
  • 1/4 cup red onions finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup nylon sev

Instructions

Make Dabeli Masala
    Cup of Yum
  1. Heat a pan on medium-low heat. Then add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves t the pan. Saute until fragrant.
  2. Then add star anise, bay leaf, sesame seed, dry coconut, and dried red chili. Roast the spices over low heat until they are fragrant.
  3. Let the spices cool down completely, then transfer to a spice grinder. Add turmeric, amchur, sugar, and salt to the grinder and grind it to a fine powder. The dabeli masala is ready.
For Masala Peanuts
  1. Heat oil in the same pan on medium-low heat. Add in the peanuts. Roast the peanuts until they are lightly golden on the outside while stirring frequently.
  2. Add the spices in the masala peanuts section. Toss to coat the spices with the peanuts. Cook for another 2 minutes on medium heat. Switch off the heat, transfer to a bowl.
Make Potato Filling
  1. Peel and crush the boiled potatoes
  2. Add the prepared dabeli masala, tamarind chutney, and water in a bowl. Mix well and make sure there are no lumps.
  3. Heat oil in a large kadai or wok. 
  4. Pour the masala mixture into the oil. cook for two minutes, or untilyou get the aroma of the spices.  
  5. Now, add the potato and salt and stir well. 
  6. Make sure everything is well mixed as you mash and mix. Transfer the mixture in to a large plate or tray with edges.
  7. Top with cilantro, thin sev, shredded coconut, pomegranate seeds, and spiced peanuts.
Assemble Dabeli
  1. First, slit the pav in half down the middle, without cutting all the way through. Then, put tamarind chutney on one side and red chili garlic chutney on the other. 
  2. Stuff the aloo dabeli mixture. Top with fineluy chopped onions and peanuts.
  3. Now, toast the pav in butter, making sure that both sides get a little bit of a golden color. 
  4. Roll the dabeli in sev, so that there is sev sticking on 3 side of the pav, and then serve right away with more masala peanuts & chopped onions on the side.

Nutrition Information

Calories 280kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 27g (9%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g (24%) Monounsaturated Fat 9g (45%) Trans Fat 0.001g (0%) Sodium 600mg (25%) Potassium 295mg (6%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 245IU (5%) Vitamin C 34mg (38%) Calcium 106mg (11%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 280

% Daily Value*

Calories 280kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 27g 9%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 9g 45%
Trans Fat 0.001g 0%
Sodium 600mg 25%
Potassium 295mg 6%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 245IU 5%
Vitamin C 34mg 38%
Calcium 106mg 11%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.