Dabeli... That's my favorite Gujarati street food right from childhood. Seeing the high deliciousness quotient of this food, I used to wonder if someone could make this at home? And if yes, then would it be so tasty? .....
Even today in Mumbai whenever I see a dabeli wala, I would for sure stop to have it :-).
So, I got all the ingredients that I needed for making a dabeli and here I am, ready with the delicious homemade dabelis... And they do taste as wonderful as the ones sold at stalls.
Writing down the recipe.
Ingredients
1) Dabeli Pav (qty as per need)
For stuffing :
1) 3-4 potatoes (boiled and mashed lightly with hands)
2) garlic hot chutney ( I made a quick chutney by blending in few garlic cloves, red chilli powder and salt)
3) sweet date chutney ( I prepared a quick sweet date-tamarind chutney. Boil together dates and 3-4 pieces of tamarind for sometime. Add some sugar if needed. Extract the liquid by straining out the pulp..Use the liquid extracted as chutney)
4) Dabeli masala (as such you can easily get it in grocery stores. But if you don't find it at your end, then you can prepare it at home too.
Dry roast all the following spices: 2 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 2-3 pepper corns, 1 tsp ginger powder, 1 black cardamom, 1-2 clove, mace and Ane star (1-2). Now blend it in a blender)
5) ghee/ oil
6) salt and sugar
7) lemon juice (1-2 tsp)
7)for garnishing the stuffing
-Chopped Coriander
-finely chopped onions (1 in qty)
-grated fresh coconut or dry coconut powder (1/2 cup)
-Masala peanuts (1 cup) ( if you can't find at grocery stores, prepare it at home.. Dry roast peanuts. Take few in palms and gently rub the palm. Blow off the skin. Repeat for all peanuts. Now transfer all the peanuts in a slightly heated pan. Add about a tbsp of oil, add a tsp of turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt based on your taste. Mix it well. Once it is mixed remove it from pan. Masala peanuts are ready)
-Fresh Pomegranate seeds ( 3/4 cup)
-Fine sev ( 1/4 cup)
-tutti fruity (1/4 cup) optional
Procedure:
1) First let's prepare the stuffing.
Heat some oil in a pan. Add the mashed potatoes.
-Add 4 tsp of Dabeli masala. Stir well. Let it heat for 2-3 minutes.
-Add some salt , 1 tbsp sugar or 1 tbsp sweet chutney and lemon juice. If you prefer sweeter stuffing, add more of sweet chutney/sugar.
-Mix well and let it heat for 12-15 minutes. You should have a smooth potato stuffing by then.
- Transfer the stuffing a bowl. Garnish with chopped coriander, grated coconut, pomegranate and keep aside.
2) Now split the pav from between..
-First apply sweet chutney on both sides.
-Then apply hot garlic chutney on both sides.
-Now place abt 1-2 tbsp of the potato stuffing.
-Top up some onions and peanuts.
-Add some some sweet and hot chutney over it. -Now again add about 1 tbsp of stuffing.
-Top up the stuffing with sweet and hot chutney.
-Finally add some pomegranate seeds, and lot of peanuts and onions.
-Now light roast the Dabeli on a pan with very little ghee or oil. Roast on both the sides.
-Repeat the same for all the Dabelis.
3) Once the Dabelis are ready, serve them hot. Top up with pomegranate seeds, tutti fruity, sev and coriander.
Enjoy the taste of street food at home :-)
Enjoy cooking!!
Cheers,
Shweta
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