Tasty and Easy Dabeli Recipe

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Prep Time 10 Minutes

Cooking Time 20 Minutes

Servings 3-4

Rating

Dabeli is a popular snack of Mumbai. Pav(small burger buns) filled with spicy potatoes and topped with chutney, fine sev and pomegranate. Try this tasty and easy Dabeli recipe.

Ingredients

For the dough

1-1/2 tbspDabeli masala , (readily available in the market)
2 tbspmeethi chutney
1 tbspoil
1-1/4 cupsboiled , peeled and mashed potatoes
saltto taste
2 tbspfinely chopped coriander (dhania)
2 tbspgrated coconut
2 tbspfresh pomegranate

For Meethi Chutney

1 cupdeseeded dates (khajur)
2 to 3deseeded tamarind (imli)
1/2 cupgrated jaggery (gur)
1/2 tspchili powder
1 tspcumin seeds (jeera) powder
saltto taste

Other Ingredients

4Dabeli pav
4 tsplehsun ki chutney
2 tbspmeethi chutney
4 tspfinely chopped onions
4 tspmasala peanuts (readily available at the market)
4 tspnylon sev
2 tbspbutter for cooking

For Lehsun Ki Chutney

1 cuppeeled and roughly chopped garlic (lehsun)
3 tbspchili powder
saltto taste

For The Garnish

2 tbspnylon sev

Directions

For Sweet Chutney

In a pressure cooker add dates, tamarind, jaggery and 1 cup of water, mix it well and pressure cook for 35 min.
Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid and keep it aside to cool.
Blend in a mixer to a smooth paste and strain it using a strainer.
Add 1½ cups of water, chili powder, cumin seeds powder and salt and mix it well and keep it aside.

For Lehsun Ki Chutney

Combine all the ingredients along with ¼ cup of water in a mixer and blend until smooth and keep it aside.

For the stuffing

In a bowl add Dabeli masala, sweet chutney and a little water (approx. 1 tbsp)and mix it well.
Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add the prepared masala mixture, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute and stir continuously.
Add the mashed potatoes, salt and a little water, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes and stir continuously.
Remove from the flame, transfer it to a plate and press it well with the back of a spoon.
Sprinkle the coriander, coconut, and pomegranate on top and keep it aside.

How to proceed

Take a pav and split it into two sides at the right angle (keeping them joined at the remaining 2 ends).
Apply 1 tsp of lehsun ki chutney and 1/2 tbsp of meethi chutney evenly on the inner sides of the pav.
Stuff with 2 tbsp of the stuffing and top with 1 tsp of onions, 1 tsp of masala peanuts, and 1 tsp of sev.
Just before serving, cook each Dabeli on a hot tawa (griddle) for a minute by using a little butter.
Garnish with sev and serve it.

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