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Dabeli

A delicious Indian street food from Gujarat with dinner rolls stuffed with spicy stuffed potatoes and layered with mouthwatering chutneys, pomegranate, onions and crunchy sev.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

For Potato masala :

  • 4 medium sized potatoes (boiled and mashed)
  • 2 tbsp dabeli masala
  • 2½ tbsp sweet tamarind chutney (Home made or store bought)
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander (finely chopped)
  • 1 tbsp unsweetened desiccated coconut
  • 2-3 tbsp masala peanuts (store bought can also be used)
  • 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds

Masala peanuts

  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 cup peanuts
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp dabeli masala
  • ½ lime

To assemble:

  • 12 pav buns
  • 4 tbsp sweet tamarind chutney (or as required)
  • 4 tbsp green coriander chutney (or as required)
  • 1 small pink/red onion finely chopped
  • chilli garlic chutney as required (store bought)
  • 1/4 cup nylon sev
  • 2 tbsp butter

Instructions
 

For masala peanuts

  • Heat 1 tsp oil in a non stick pan on medium low heat
  • Add peanuts and roast them until they are light golden while stirring frequently.
  • Add the spice powders given in masala peanuts section. Toss to mix and coat the spices to the peanuts. Cook for few minutes. Switch off the heat and transfer to a bowl.

For Potato masala:

  • Mix 2 tbsp dabeli masala, 2½ tbsp tamarind chutney and approx 1 tbsp water in a bowl.
  • Next , heat 1 tbsp oil in a non stick pan on medium heat and add the prepared dabeli masala mixture.
  • Cook on medium flame for 1 minute, stirring continuously.
  • Add the boiled and mashed potatoes, little salt and about 1-2 tbsp water. Mix everything nicely.
  • Cook on medium flame for few minutes, keep stirring and mashing if there is any big piece of potato. It should be nicely mashed , smooth mix.
  • After 3-4 minutes of cooking and mashing , it will be nice and smooth.
  • Switch off the flame and add chopped coriander leaves
  • Take it out in a wide plate or bowl. Keep aside.
  • Sprinkle coconut , pomegranate seeds and masala peanuts on top .

Assembling the Dabeli:

  • Gather all the ingredients required.
  • Slit the pav down the middle, without cutting all the way through, leaving it intact on one side.
  • Smear generous amount of tamarind chutney and garlic chutney mix on one side ( see notes below)
  • Stuff with 2 tbsp of prepared potato mix and top with 1 tsp of chopped onions , 1 tsp of masala peanuts and sev.
  • Apply green chutney on the other side . If you don't have green chutney , use tamarind chutney on other side too.
  • Repeat the above steps to make rest of the dabelis.
  • Before serving, toast the dabeli in butter on a hot tava for few seconds .
  • Roll the masala side of the dabeli in sev and then serve right away with more masala peanuts and chopped onion on side.
  • Enjoy.

Notes

I used store bought garlic chilli chutney powder so I mixed the powder in to tamarind chutney in a bowl . It becomes easier to apply on the pav. You can made garlic chilli chutney at home
Keyword Street food