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!
Oil- Free Vada Pav recipe - How to make Oil- Free Vada Pav
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 4 vada pavs (8 halves)
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
For the batter
- 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
- 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
- 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.
| Energy | 266 cal |
| Protein | 7.4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 42.6 g |
| Fiber | 2.8 g |
| Fat | 7.2 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 223.4 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.5 mg |
| Vitamin C | 5.8 mg |
| Folic Acid | 24.2 mcg |
| Calcium | 46 mg |
| Iron | 2 mg |
| Magnesium | 23.6 mg |
| Phosphorus | 56.1 mg |
| Sodium | 47.4 mg |
| Potassium | 202.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.6 mg |
Good and tasty. However it was difficult to make the batter stick to the potato patty. Probably it should be thicker than running consistency.
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