Hola! It's my second blog post on a street food in Chennai.
The first was "murukku sandwich" (Check it out if you're into spicy hot stuff).
On my hunt for street food I saw this street stall in Thiruvanmayur selling amazing Vada Pav.
I'm so in love with it that I had to fight my laziness and write a blog right away to inform the fellas out there who haven't tried it yet.
It isn't a hardcore spicy or sweet dish.
It has a perfect blend of all tastes, spicy sour and everything.
It's the most famous street food in Maharashtra(apparently it's birthplace).
Let's get to see how it's done.
Step one :
It starts with the paav (A type of bread)cut into two halves.
And the famous green chutney consisting mainly of green chillies and mint is applied to one side of the paav.
Step two :
The other half as you can see has the red chutney(mainly made of tomatoes and red chillies ) applied all over it. And some masala consisting of Indian spices is also put in the paav.
Step three:
Now comes the vada, it's basically made of besan ( made of ground channa) and mashed potatoes with spices.
This is the most important ingredient that makes vada paav, vada paav.
It's the patty of this desi burger.
Step four (final one) :
The fully finished vada paav is now wrapped in a butter paper just like a shawarma.
However not all shops do it. And finally enjoy this dish with a cold coffee, it's a killer combo.
Where I got it :
Chennai is quite a big city and you've got zillions of shops(slightly exaggerated ) selling the same food.
I had this dish in a stall called "Mumbai Local" in Thiruvanmayur.
Please don't eat it in some crappy stall and get mad at me.
The shop you eat in does matter.
