Vada pav
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| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Maharashtra |
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| Course served | snack |
| Main ingredient(s) | deep-fried mashed potato patties |
Vada pav (Marathi: वडा पाव), sometimes spelled wada pav, is a popular vegetarian fast food dish native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. It consists of a batata vada sandwiched between two slices of a pav. (The compound word batata vada refers In Marathi to a vada made out of batata, the latter referring to a potato. Both words batata and potato have their origin in Spanish patata. Pav refers to bread (or bun), the Marathi word having its origin in Portuguese pão.[1])
[edit] Preparation
Finely cut green chilies and ginger and a phodani (tempering) of mustard seeds and turmeric are added to a mash of boiled potatoes, and after dipping patties of the mash in an herb-seasoned batter of gram flour, the patties are deep-fried.
Vada pav is typically served with a chutney which is commonly made out of shredded coconut “meat”, tamarind pulp, and garlic.
Variations of the above basic dish include "cheese vada pav" (where slices of cheese are added); "samosa pav" (where a "samosa" is used instead of a vada); and "Jain vada pav" (where vada ingredients do not include onions and garlic).
[edit] A few better-known outfits
The following are a few outfits in Maharashtra better known for their vada pav specialty:
- Shrikrishna Vada Pav near Dadar railway station.
- Gajanan Vada Pav Center near Thane railway station, and its branches in Mumbai.
- Divadkar: Vendors sell Divadkar's vada pav at Karjat and Chiplun railway stations.
- Joshi Vadewale in Pune.
- Kunj Vihar in Thane.
- Ramakant at Shil Phata in Khopoli.
- Datta Snacks Corner at Palaspa Phata.
- Jumbo King Vada Pav, with outlets in outlets in Mumbai, Thane, and Pune in Maharashtra, and Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vadodra in Gujrat.[2] (see picture).
- Goli, with outlets in central Mumbai.
- Graduate Vada Pav, at Byculla East.
- Shashi's Vada Pav, at Panvel, on Mumbai-Pune Highway.
- Shrikrishna bakery's Vada Pav, at Sarang society, Sahakar Nagar Pune.
- Rohit wadewale, at various places in Pune & on Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
- Various roadside joints in Mumbai & Pune.
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