Vada Pav (Mashed Potato Burger)

Recreate this popular Mumbai street food snack at home. 

By Kevin Fernandez
1 min read
Rafi's Vada Pav Recipe

Serves: 6 Ready in: 45 minutes

Introduction

This snack is very famous in Mumbai, and now across the whole of India. There is even a fast food outlet that specialises in just vada pavs.

The vada pav was invented in 1966 by Ashok Vaidy outside Dadar Train Station in Mumbai and is still sold from the same food stall in the same spot by his son, Narendra.

This street food is designed as a treat to be eaten on your commute home from work but we love it for lunch (with ketchup)! 

Ingredients

Serves 6 
Rafi's Bhajia Spice Mix 
750g mashed potato (or use our Bombay Mashed Potato Recipe)
6 white bread rolls
Oil (for deep frying)
 Your favourite Rafi's Chutney

Instructions

Mix the batter ingredients together.

2. Form the cold mashed potato into round golf ball-sized balls (12-15).

3. Coat each mashed potato ball in batter.

4. Deep fry in batches in hot oil for 1-2 minutes, until the potato balls are golden brown all over.

5. To serve, split the bread rolls in half (toast them in you want a crunchier texture) and fill with chutneys and the vada (potato ball). Squish it closed and enjoy!

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Recipe from

The Rafi's Spicebox Cookbook

In 2016, we released the Rafi’s Spicebox Cookbook with recipes all based on Indian flavours and concepts. Some of them have evolved from Rafi’s original recipes and others from our team's travel to India and beyond. This book was written to inspire you to cook the best food that you can. If we can encourage you to enjoy the whole process of cooking these dishes and sharing them with family or friends, our work is done. We’re very proud of these dishes, and hope to hear what you’ve done with them in your own kitchen!

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