Dabeli has always been the favorite street food.It reminds me the college days.Cool evenings breeze,a cup of hot coffee, chatpata gossips and a plate full of Dabeli was real treat!!
Here goes the recipe.( For recipes of Mint and Tamarind-Date chutney, refer the old posts on the same blog)
Preparation time : 30 minutes.
Serves 2 adults.
Ingredients:2 medium sized potatoes. 4 spoons of cumin powder. 5-6 spoons of black salt. 1/3 cup of lemon juice. 2 spoons of red chilly powder. 1 cup of Honey Roasted Peanuts. Very little oil. Pav-bhaji bun - 6. Finely chopped onions. Finely chopped coriander. Fine shev. Salt to taste. Potato stuffing
Boil potatoes, mash and add cumin powder , black salt, lemon juice and red chilly powder with salt.
Masala Peanuts
In a cup of honey roasted peanuts add 1 spoon of lemon juice, 2 drops of oil ,1 spoon of black salt and 1 spoon of red chilly powder. Beat it as we beat egg so as to mix oil and lemon juice.3. Add peanuts to this mixture.
The Real Showtime!!
Cut the bun in half. Don't reach till the end.
Apply mint and Tamarind-date chutney on both sides.
Place 1.5 spoon of potato stuffing on it.
Put some chopped onions and coriander.
Put masala peanuts.
Press and close the bun.
Heat little oil in the pan.Heat the bun side wise and keep pressing it well so that the stuffing doesn't come out.
Roll the hot sandwich in the bed of "shev". The shev sticks to the outer side of the bun and adds crispiness to it.
Enjoy!!
Photo courtesy: Anjali Prabhu
