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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 oil
  • 8 Curry Leaves (Kadi Patta)
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds (Rai)
  • 1/8 teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
  • 1 green chili pepper minced (optional)
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1" inch ginger minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon cilantro finely chopped
  • 1-2 tablespoon lemon juice
For Batter
  • 3/4 cup gram flour (besan)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne or Red chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/2 tablespoon oil
Other Ingredients
  • 8 Dinner rolls (Pav)
  • 2 tablespoon ghee or butter
  • 2 tablespoon Chili Garlic Chutney dry
  • mint cilantro chutney
  • tamarind chutney

Instructions

Preparing batter
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  1. Mix all batter ingredients together to form a thick smooth paste. Let this batter rest until you prepare the stuffing. 
Preparing stuffing
  1. Mash the boiled peeled potatoes using your hand or a potato masher. You want them broken down, but not mushy. 
  2. 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.  
  3. Add asafoetida, minced green chili, ginger, garlic and saute for 30 seconds until the raw smell is gone. 
  4. Add salt, turmeric, cilantro and then quickly add the potatoes. Mix well. 
  5. Add lemon juice and mix well with the potatoes. Take the potato stuffing off heat and let it cool.
Preparing Vada
  1. Make small to medium sized balls with the potato stuffing using your hand. 
  2. Brush oil on the air fryer grill pan. 
  3. 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. 
  4. Set at 390°F in Air fryer for 14 minutes. Check half way through. 
  5. Carefully remove the vada's from the grill pan. 
Preparing vada pav
  1. While the vada are being prepared, apply a cut from one side on the pav (or slice them into 2 pieces). 
  2. 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.
  3. 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 (19%) 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: 6Serving

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.