Vada Pau Inspired Sandwiches!

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Calling all Vada Pau Lovers….Bold Spicy Sanwiches that pack a hefty punch! The perfect accompaniment to a big glass of chilled Thandai…spiked with bhaang or not your choice! 😉
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Inspiration: Atul Sikand
Method:
Assemble all components of the sandwich…
Bread slices, Besan batter, hari chutney, garlic chutney pwdr and alu filling.
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Now spread red garlic chutney pwdr on one slice of bread
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And hari chutney on the other.
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Spread a liberal layer of alu filling on top of the red garlic chutney pwdr slice.
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Top with the green chutney slice to form a sandwich.
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Spread a thin layer of besan on the top side of the sandwich and place on hot pan with besan side touching the pan. Drizzle a little oil and cook till golden.
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While the sandwich is cooking, spread a thin layer of besan on the other side of the sandwich too.
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Once bottom layer is golden, flip sandwich to cook on other side too.
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Press gently..to seal sandwich to get a nice sear and meld flavors.
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Transfer to cutting board. Cut into triangles..
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Serve hot or at room temperature…these sandwiches taste yumm either way!
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For the potato filling
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Roughly pound ginger, garlic and green chillies to a coarse paste. Heat oil, add rai, Kari patta and the chilli paste.
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Cook for a minute, add mashed potatoes, haldi and salt followed by lots of freshly chopped dhania. Mix to combine.

For the besan batter
Make a thick batter using besan, water, salt, red chili pwdr, haldi and a hefty pinch of baking pwdr….ready.
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For the Chutneys
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For the green chutney
Grind fresh dhania, with green chillies and a small piece of ginger. Add salt, a little sugar and lemon juice to taste.

For the dry garlic chutney
Grind khopra (dry coconut) garlic and red chilli powder. Heat oil and roast the mix for a couple of minutes. Mix in some crushed besan boondi to add bulk, and some salt to taste…..ready.

imagePS: These sandwiches taste great pan seared…crisp!
But they are delicious even plain served raw, without the besan covering!!

10 Comments

  1. awesome!Mouth watering!

  2. Made these for breakfast this morning (:-d, couldn’t wait until weekend tea-time).. Turned out so yummy and definitely not even half as sinful as the original dish.. Thanks … I love your recipes

  3. Shaheen Fernandes

    OMG! I accidentally found your site. What amazing recipes. Thank you…keep them coming.

  4. Ruchi, this delicious.My husband who is a big vada pav fan loved this version. Thank you!

  5. Hi Ruchi.. tried the dry garlic chutney recipe. It’s yummy :). Thanks a lot for the great recipe.

  6. Hi ruchi,
    I m your big fan….i m gonna try this for my pot luck….i hv 1questions will it become soggy if I made them 2 to 3 hrs before the party?
    Thank u waiting for reply 🙂

  7. I have tried it has normal sandwich with besan covering and shallow fry.The vada pau idea is inviting.will try this too.

  8. Tried n tasted ..it was yummy..thank u for ur recipe..