How to Make Dabeli

dabeli masala

🥗Healthier: homemade spice mix

💰Cheaper: curry powder

Homemade mix allows control over spices and salt.

pav bread

🥗Healthier: whole wheat buns

💰Cheaper: regular bread rolls

Whole wheat adds fiber while regular rolls are more accessible.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: roasted chickpeas

Sunflower seeds provide similar crunch with lower cost.

sev

🥗Healthier: baked sev

💰Cheaper: crispy noodles

Baked sev reduces oil content while maintaining crunch.

In a pan, add coriander seeds, black cardamom, cumin, fennel seeds, cloves, pepper corns, cinnamon, star anise, bay leaf and mix well.

Add sesame seeds, dry coconut, red chili, sugar, dry mango powder, black salt and stir well.

Transfer it to a blender and blend it until smooth.

In a blender add garlic cloves, roasted peanuts, lemon juice, salt, red chili, water and blend it until smooth paste.

Heat oil in a pan add sesame seeds mixture, tamarind chutney and mix well.

Add boiled potatoes, salt and mix again.

Add water and saute for 3 - 5 minutes.

Transfer it to a plate and sprinkle coconut, tutti frutti, roasted peanuts, coriander, pomegranate.

Take a Pav and slit the pav horizontally without cutting through.

Spread red chili-garlic chutney, a layer of the stuffing, sweet date and tamarind chutney, onion and sev in between the two halves.

Place the stuffed pav on a hot tawa. Press slightly and toast on both sides, with a little butter, till done.

Serve hot.

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