Authentic Gujarati Dabeli with Butter Roasted Pav
A delightful street-food classic from Kutch featuring a spicy mashed potato filling stuffed inside buttery pav. Topped with crunchy peanuts, pomegranate arils, and sev for an explosion of sweet, tangy, and fiery flavors.
45min
Total Time
4
Servings
Gujarati
Cuisine
Recipe
1
Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan, add the Dabeli masala, and sauté for a few seconds on low heat.
2
Add the tamarind date chutney, a splash of water, and mix well to form a paste.
3
Stir in the boiled and mashed potatoes along with salt and a little water to keep the mixture moist and flavorful.
4
Transfer the prepared potato mixture to a plate, smoothing it out, and garnish generously with roasted peanuts, pomegranate arils, chopped onions, and sev.
5
Slice the pav horizontally without cutting all the way through.
6
Apply garlic red chili chutney inside each pav.
7
Stuff a generous portion of the spiced potato mixture into each pav.
8
Heat butter on a tawa and lightly toast the stuffed Dabeli on all sides until golden and crisp.
9
Roll the edges of the toasted Dabeli in extra nylon sev and chopped coriander before serving hot.
Ingredients
4 large potatoes, boiled and mashed
8 soft pav (bread rolls)
3 tablespoons Dabeli masala
2 tablespoons tamarind date chutney
1 tablespoon garlic red chili chutney
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
1/4 cup fresh pomegranate arils
1/2 cup fine nylon sev
1 small onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
Salt to taste
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