After Vada Pav and Pav Bhaji, another popular street food of Mumbai which involves pav is “Dabeli” a.k.a Kutchi/Kacchi Dabeli (Represents Kacch region in Gujarat, India). Some people also call it Double Roti. The names come from the process of assembling the snack. Potato mixture is pressed inside of pav and pav is roasted by pressing from all the sides; hence the name.

To prepare a spicy potato mixture, we mainly need Date Tamarind chutney and Dabeli Masala. I usually use store bought masala as it is easily available in the market. Place enough mixture inside pav and roast the Pav on a griddle using butter. It tastes absolutely flavorful as you get all kinds of flavors; tangy, sweet, spicy in a single bite. Serve hot with sev, chopped onions and roasted peanuts.

Some of other street foods that you might like:

• Batata Vada
• Misal Pav
• Pav Bhaji
• Sev Puri
• Veg Frankie

Here is my version of this tasty snack Dabeli:

Step by Step Recipe of Dabeli:

• We need boiled potatoes, dabeli masala, sweet chutney and other few ingredients.

• Heat oil/butter in a pan. Add boiled, mashed potatoes. Saute.

• Now add Dabeli Masala, salt and sugar. Try to coat potatoes in a masala very well.

• Add Date Tamarind chutney and mix well.

• Switch off the flame and let the mixture cool a bit. Spread it onto a plate and garnish with coriander leaves and anardana.

• Now slit the pav in half and apply butter on both halves. Apply chili garlic chutney on one half and Sweet chutney on other half.

• Add the prepared mixture, chopped onion and roated peanuts. Close the pav.

• Heat griddle and roast the pav from all sides using butter. Serve hot with sev and chopped onions.

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