Baked Vada Pav Video by Tarla Dalal

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Baked Vada Pav Video. From outside, it looks like a bread roll, but when you bite into it, it is a vada pav. That makes this lovely dish appeal to both camps – the sandwich lovers and the vada pav fans! Bread dough is layered with garlic chutney and stuffed with a peppy potato mixture before being baked to a perfectly golden colour, which makes it look and smell irresistible. A brushing of butter is the final master stroke, which makes it impossible to wait for your turn to grab a Baked Vada Pav!

Recipe Description for Baked Vada Pav, Stuffed Vada Pav

Resting time: 45 minutes
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Baking time: 23 to 25 minutes
Baking Temperature: 200°C (400°F)
Makes 8 baked vada pavs
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Ingredients

For The Dough
2 cups plain flour (maida)
1 tsp dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp soft butter
salt to taste

For The Potato Stuffing
1 1/4 cups boiled , peeled and mashed potatoes
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
4 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
1 tsp lemon juice
salt to taste

Other Ingredients For Baked Vada Pav
8 tsp dry garlic chutney
melted butter for brushing

Method

For the dough

Combine the dry yeast, sugar and 2 tbsp of lukewarm water in a small bowl, cover it with a lid and keep aside for 10 minutes.
Combine the plain flour, butter, salt and yeast-sugar mixture in a deep bowl, mix well and knead it into soft dough using approx. ½ cup of warm water.
Cover the dough with a damp muslin cloth and keep aside for 20 minutes.

For the potato stuffing

Meanwhile heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
When the seeds crackle, add the onions, garlic paste, green chillies and turmeric powder and sauté on a medium flame for 30seconds.
Add the potatoes, coriander, lemon juice and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Divide the potato stuffing into 8 equal portions. Keep aside.

How to proceed

To make {span class="bold1"}baked vada pav{/span}, divide the dough into 8 equal portions and roll each portion into a ball, flatten it into a 100 mm. (4”) diameter circle and place it on your palms.
Place a portion of the potato stuffing in the centre, top it evenly with 1 tsp of dry garlic chutney.
Bring all the sides together and roll it between your palms into a ball and slightly flatten it.
Transfer them into a greased baking tray, cover them with a damp muslin cloth and keep aside in a warm place for 25 minutes.
Remove the muslin cloth and bake them in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 18 to 20 minutes.
Serve the {span class="bold1"}baked vada pav{/span} hot brushed with melted butter.

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