Dabeli is a popular snack on the go, with street vendor in Mumbai. Pav (small burger buns) filled with spicy potatoes and topped with peanuts, chutney, fine sev and pomegranate. Enjoy this delicious sandwich;
Course sandwich
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4people
Ingredients
Spice Mix
1 red chili dry
1teaspoon coriander (dhania) seeds
2 cloves (laung / lavang)
1/2 inch cinnamon (dalchini)
1/2teaspoon cumin (jeera) seeds
4 black pepper
Filling
1 cup potato boiled and mashed (aloo)
2tablespoons oil
1/2teaspoon cumin (jeera) seeds
1/2teaspoon salt
Spice mix which we prepared that should be about 1 tablespoon
1tablespoon tamarind paste (imli)
3teaspoons sugar
1/2cup water
Also Need
4 buns
2tablespoons butter for cooking
To Serve
1/4 cup roasted and crushed peanuts
1/4cup fine sev available in Indian grocery stores
1/4cup pomegranate (anar) seeds, if not available red or green grapes cut into small pieces
3tablespoons cilantro chutney (dhania chutney)
Instructions
For Dabeli Masala: roast all the ingredients red chili, coriander, cloves, cumin seeds, cinnamon and black pepper, in a small pan on the medium heat for two minutes, spices will become very aromatic. Grind the spices to fine powder. This should make about one tablespoon.
For Filling: heat the oil in pan on medium heat moderately. Add cumin seeds when seeds crack add potatoes spice mix, salt and tamarind paste, mix it well.
Add about half cup of water mix it and bring to boil, cook on low heat for about two minutes. Mix should be consistency of thick paste. Set aside.
How to Proceed
Slice the buns into halves and toast the buns over skillet on medium heat using little butter both sides.
Over one half of the bun put about ¼ cup of the filling, top it with chutney, pomegranate, peanuts and fine sev (you can find in Indian grocery stores), sandwich with the other half of the bun.