Mumbai is the place for street food with numerous road side eateries, push carts and cafes. One of the most popular chaat/fast food items is Samosa Pav. Fresh and hot samosa is placed between pav buns and topped up a choice of chutneys. A delicious variation to the Vada Pav and the Samosa, this famous roadside snack is sure to be a hit with kids and adults.
Ingredients: Samosa Filling: - Ghee - 2 tsp
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
- Green Chilli Paste - 1 tsp
- Potatoes - 4, boiled, peeled and mashed
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to Taste
- Oil for Deep Frying
- Pavs - 4
- White Butter - 2 tsp
- Garlic - 10 Cloves
- Red Chilli Powder - a pinch
- Heat ghee in medium flame.
- Saute the ginger garlic- green chilli paste for a minute.
- Add the remaining filling ingredients and mix well.
- Remove from flame and divide into 2 portions.
- Keep it aside, till cool.
- Dissolve the salt in 50ml of water for making the samosa dough.
- Prepare the dough with required water.
- Make medium balls from the dough.
- Roll out the balls into a circle and cut it into half.
- Fold each half into cone and place a portion of the potato filling inside.
- Cover the filling with the dough.
- Gently seal the edges with fingertips.
- In a kadai, heat oil in medium flame.
- Fry the samosas till golden brown.
- Drain them with kitchen tissues.
- For the coriander chutney, Grind all the chutney ingredients together.
- Prepare the pav and spread the coriander chutney on each slice of the pav.
- Place a samosa inside each pav and serve immediately.
Sunitha Karthik is a food lover who loves experiment with food. She worked in BPO industry for several years before deciding to settle down with family. She is a self-taught cook who has learnt to cook by experimenting with ingredients and watching various cooking shows. Mother of two kids and supporting her husband's business, she still finds time to cook up a storm in the kitchen.
