Dabeli | Popular Indian Street Food Recipe | Ruchi's Kitchen

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.

Heat a little bit of oil in a pan.

Add dabeli masala to the oil and mix, being careful not to let it burn.

Add boiled and mashed potatoes to the pan quickly.

Mix in date and tamarind chutney, a dash of sugar, lime juice, salt, and more water.

Mix everything properly until combined.

Prepare garnishing ingredients: masala peanuts (or salted peanuts sautéed with oil and red chili powder), dry grated coconut, gram dal, finely chopped onions, pomegranate seeds, and coriander leaves.

Fill the pav bread by slitting it on two sides and applying date and tamarind chutney and garlic chutney inside.

Add a scoop of the filling mixture into the pav, followed by more peanuts, onions, and pomegranate seeds.

Roast the filled pav on a hot pan with a little bit of butter for a few seconds until warmed.

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