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Vada Pav / Potato Fritter Sliders - Air Fryer
Vada Pav is the humble street food of Mumbai. A fried potato fritter or vada, is stuffed in between mini-burger buns called pav, along with sweet and spicy sauces or chutney.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
361 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
For Potato Stuffing
- 3 potato boiled and peeled
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 8 curry leaves aka Kadi Patta
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds aka rai
- 1/8 teaspoon asafoetida aka hing
- 1 green chili pepper minced (optional)
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1" inch ginger minced
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder ground, aka Haldi powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon cilantro finely chopped
- 1-2 tablespoon lemon juice
For Batter
- 3/4 cup gram flour aka besan
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or red chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
Other Ingredients
- 8 dinner rolls Pav
- 2 tablespoon ghee or butter
- 2 tablespoon chili garlic chutney dry
- mint chutney contains cilantro
- tamarind chutney
Instructions
Preparing batter
- Mix all batter ingredients together to form a thick smooth paste. Let this batter rest until you prepare the stuffing.
Cup of Yum
Preparing stuffing
- Mash the boiled peeled potatoes using your hand or a potato masher. You want them broken down, but not mushy.
- In a pan on stovetop (or in the instant pot on saute mode), heat oil. Add the mustard seeds, curry leaves. Let the mustard seeds pop.
- Add asafoetida, minced green chili, ginger, garlic and saute for 30 seconds until the raw smell is gone.
- Add salt, turmeric, cilantro and then quickly add the potatoes. Mix well.
- Add lemon juice and mix well with the potatoes. Take the potato stuffing off heat and let it cool.
Preparing Vada
- Make small to medium sized balls with the potato stuffing using your hand.
- Brush oil on the air fryer grill pan.
- Mix the batter you prepared so it is smooth. Dip the potato balls in the batter, coat evenly and place them on the air fryer grill pan. Depending on the space you have add 4 or more at once, keeping space between the vada's.
- Set at 390°F in Air fryer for 14 minutes. Check half way through.
- Carefully remove the vada's from the grill pan.
Preparing vada pav
- While the vada are being prepared, apply a cut from one side on the pav (or slice them into 2 pieces).
- Heat butter on a pan and place the sliced pav on it. Lightly toast on one side and then turn to toast on the other side.
- Apply tamarind and green chutney on one side. Add some dry chili garlic chutney. Place the cooked vada in between the pav and press gently. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
Calories
361kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
52g
(17%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
774mg
(32%)
Potassium
679mg
(14%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
245IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
41.3mg
(46%)
Calcium
151mg
(15%)
Iron
6.6mg
(37%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 361
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 361kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 774mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 679mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 245IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 41.3mg | 46% |
| Calcium | 151mg | 15% |
| Iron | 6.6mg | 37% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.