Oil- Free Vada Pav
by Tarla Dalal

Oh! Have you been missing out on vada pav because of its fat content? This low calorie version must be a dream come true, then!

Simple... Instead of frying the vadas I roasted them on a non-stick pan, and it turned out to be just as great as the fried ones, believe me!

Use whole wheat pav/bread if available. Garlic chutney adds spice and flavour to this snack.

To further cut down on the calories, I made garlic chutney without the fat-laden coconut. Just before serving warm the vada pav in an oven /Microwave to boost its scrumptiousness!

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Oil- Free Vada Pav recipe - How to make Oil- Free Vada Pav

For The Batter
1/3 cup besan (bengal gram flour)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/4 tsp chilli powder
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste

For The Vadas
3/4 cup boiled and mashed potatoes
1 1/2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
salt to taste
a pinch of mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
4 to 5 curry leaves (kadi patta)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp grated garlic (lehsun)

Other Ingredients
4 whole wheat burger buns to serve
4 tsp dry garlic chutney

Method
For the batter

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl with enough water to make a batter of pouring consistency. Keep aside.

For the vadas

Combine the potatoes, ginger-green chilli paste, coriander, lemon juice and salt together in a bowl and mix well. Keep aside.
Heat a non-stick pan on a medium flame and when hot, add the mustard seeds, turmeric powder, curry leaves asafoetida and garlic and dry roast for about 2 minutes.
Add to the potato mixture and mix well.
Divide it into 4 equal portions and shape them into flat rounds and keep aside.
Heat a non-stick pan on a medium flame.
Dip the potato rounds in the batter and place them on the pan.
Cover and cook on a low flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
Turn upside down, cover again and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove the lid and cook on both sides till they turn golden brown. Keep aside.

How to proceed

Cut 1 burger bun into 2 pieces, apply 1 teaspoon garlic chutney on one side of the burger bun.
Place a vada on it and cover it with another piece of burger bun on top.
Repeat with the remaining vadas and batter to make 3 more vada pavs.
Cut each vada pav into 2 equal halves and serve immediately.

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per vada

Energy	266 cal
Protein	7.4 g
Carbohydrates	42.6 g
Fiber	2.8 g
Fat	7.2 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	47.4 mg

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Madhu

on 09 Sep 21 07:50 AM

Good and tasty. However it was difficult to make the batter stick to the potato patty. Probably it should be thicker than running consistency.

Tarla Dalal

09 Sep 21 02:25 PM

Thanks for the feedback. You can adjust the quantity of water to make a slightly thick batter. The quantity of water usually depends on the quality of the flour. Keep reviewing recipes and articles you loved.

Tanvi S. Naik

on 11 Sep 12 06:53 PM

very very tastey, I am so happy now I can eat as many vada pav as I wish and that too without any guilt. Thanks a lot Taralaji

02 Apr 18 12:25 PM

Hi Tanvi, glad you like the Vada Pav recipe.

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