Ladi Pav
Ingredients
1¼ cup milk, warm
2 tsp sugar
7 grams dry yeast/sourdough starter (20% freshly fed)
3 cup (450 grams) all purpose flour/ bread flour
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp butter, softened
Method
1.firstly, in a bowl activate the yeast by combining 1 cup milk, 2 tsp sugar and 7 grams dry yeast.If you are using sourdough starter ,just mix the starter in the milk and use it
2.add 3 cup bread flour (good result) and ½ tsp salt.
3.knead until the dough turns soft.
4.further, add 2 tbsp butter and knead the dough.
5.cover with cling wrap or cloth and rest for 60 min in a warm place.
6.once the dough double in size .punch the dough and knead it slightly to remove air incorporated.
7.place the balls into a greased tray. place them leaving equal space in between.
8.further, brush the dough with milk or egg wash without damaging the balls.
9.now cover with cling wrap and allow to rest for 20 minutes or until the dough reaches the brim of the tray.
10.preheat and bake at 180 degree celcius for 20 minutes, or until the pav turns golden brown from top.
11.once the pav is out of the oven, brush butter to get a shiny look.
12.also, cover with a wet cloth to get a super soft cloth and allow to cool completely.
13.finally, enjoy ladi pav for Vada Pav
Vada
Ingredients
Potato-2/3 (medium size)
Green chilli -2(to taste)
Curry leaves
Salt- 1tbs
Turmeric powder
Mustard seeds -1tbs
Oil -159/200ml
Besan/chickpea flour
Cilantro-2/3 tbs(chopped)
Method
1.Let’s start making Vada now,for that you start with boiling the potatoes. Once the potatoes are boiled, you mash them and then temper the mashed potatoes with simple spices like mustard seeds, cilantro,turmeric,hing (asafetida) ,green chilli (chopped) and curry leaves. Then make balls out of the potato mixture and then fry them in hot oil after coating them in a besan. (To make the batter, take besan in a large bowl. Add turmeric, salt and pinch of baking soda to it.Start adding water, little by little to the bowl.Whisk to form a smooth batter. You may need couple of extra tablespoons of water to reach a desired consistency. The batter should neither be thick nor thin.) Fry the vada in hot oil until golden brown in color.
Green chutney and red chutney recipes are already mentioned in my last recipe(pani puri)
Garlic chutney
Ingredients
Garlic gloves-2/3 no
Grated coconut-3/4 tbs
Chilli powder-1/2tbs(to taste)
Method
1.Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a pan on medium heat.
2.Then add garlic cloves and fry for 1-2 minutes until garlic turns slightly brown in color. Set aside on a tissue.
3.To the same pan, add freshly grated coconut or frozen .Cook for 2 minutes until light golden brown. And grind coarsely in the blender
Assemble the vada pav
1.To assemble the vada pav, toast the pav with some butter on a pan(both sides)
2.Then slice each pav but not entirely.It should still be attached at one end.
3.Apply green chutney on one side and tamarind chutney (red chutney )on the other side of the pav. Then keep Vada and apply garlic chutney on top of the Vada.serve with green chilli fried and sprinkled with lime juice and pinch salt.
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