Batata vada are fried batter coated potato dumpling fritters. The batter is made with nutty gram flour (besan) and spices. The filling consist of savory, spiced mashed potatoes.
Batata means potato Marathi language. While the term vada mostly means a fried fritter or a fried dumpling-like savory dish.
Throughout my childhood, I ate vada pav in many places in Mumbai and it was always so delicious! Even today I still make sure that I buy vada pav whenever I visit Mumbai. However, when I am craving vada pav and can’t get to Mumbai, so I make them at home.
Pav means a small loaf of bread in Indian and is the same as dinner rolls. They are made with all purpose flour or whole wheat flour and can be bought from bakeries, super stores and sweet shops in India.
Vada pav can be eaten during any time of the day like breakfast, brunch, or in the evening as a snack. It goes very well with Indian chai, fried green chilies, and chutney like coriander chutney or mint chutney or green chutney.
To make vada pav you need five elements:
Pav – dinner rolls, get the Pav Recipe here.
Batata vada – fried potato stuffed fritter.
Green chutney – made with coriander (cilantro) or mint & coriander.
Tamarind chutney – sweet tangy chutney made with tamarind, jaggery and spices.
Dry garlic chutney – spicy chutney made with garlic and coconut.
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