Dabeli

Dabeli in Marathi

Mumbai Street snack

Servings: 6

Ingredients:
6 to 8 Pavbhaji buns
2 medium potatoes, boiled
3/4 cup pomegranate
10-12 Black Grapes
3/4 cup Onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup roasted and peeled peanuts
1/2 cup Nylon Sev (Otional)
1 tbsp pavbhaji masala
1/2 tbsp chat masala
2-3 tsp vegetable oil
Salt to taste
2 tbsp butter
Green chutney and Tamarind Chutney


Method:
1) First, prepare both green and tamarind chutneys.
2) Season chopped onion with 1/2 tsp chat masala. Cut each Grape into half.
3) Mash or grate boiled potatoes. Then heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok, add 4 tbsp tamarind chutney, 1 tbsp pavbhaji masala and grated potatoes. Also add salt to taste and mash all together. This is Dabeli Masala, which will be used as stuffing later.
4) Take a plate which should be atleast 1 inch deep. Transfer Potato stuffing in the plate and spread evenly (1/2 inch Layer). Garnish with Grapes, Peanuts, Pomegranate, Cilantro and Nylon Sev (Picture).
) Slit up each bun horizontally, keeping 2 adjacent edges intact, so that it resembles bun packet.
4) Apply 1 tsp tamarind chutney and 1 tsp green chutney inside the bun packet. Stuff the Dabeli masala prepared in step 2. Also add little pomegranates, roasted peanuts and chopped onion.
5) Put 1/2 tsp butter on heated tawa and press stuffed bun over it and let both side turn light brown. Sprinkle little sev. Serve hot.

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