Dabeli

Dabeli, Pav Bun stuffed with curried potato patty and garnished with roasted peanuts. An Indian burger / Potato burger that originated in Gujarat, an alternate to Pav Bhaji

Serves:4

Ingredients:

• Onion - 1
• Tomato  - 1
• Potato - 1 (large)
• Green chilly - 1
• Ginger - 1 inch piece
• Cilantro - handful
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Lime juice - 1 tbsp
• Chaat masala - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
• Amchoor powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt -  to taste
• Butter - 3 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Pav Bun - 8 

Dabeli masala:

• Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
• Cloves - 2
• Bay leaves - 1
• Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1tsp
• Red chilly - 1

Garnish:

• Roasted peanuts - 2 tbsp
• Sev / Boondi -  2  tbsp
• Onion (chopped) - 2 tbsp
• Cinatro (chopped) - 2 tbsp 
• Pomegranate or Chopped grapes - 1tsp
• Chaat Chutney -  2 tbsp

Method:

1. Boil, peel and mash potato
2. Heat pan, dry roast and grind / powder all ingredients listed under Dabeli masala and set aside
3. In same pan, add 2 tsp oil and 1 tsp butter, add cumin seeds, grated ginger and chopped green chilly
4. Now add chopped onion, fry till its transparent and add chopped tomato and mash them
5. Add mashed potato, chopped cilantro, ground dabeli masala and mix well 
6. Now add Chaat masala, red chilly powder, amchoor powder  and cook for couple of mins
7. Drizzle lime juice and switch off the pan
8. Cut Pav bun diagonally on two sided to form a pouch
9. Roast the bun with little butter 
10. Apply Chaat chutney on both sides and spread lime sized potato filling
11. Garnish with roasted peanuts, onion, cilantro, sev / boondi
12. Repeat it for remaining bun and serve hot with Chai