Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 30 Mins | Serves: 4-5
For dabeli masala
Red chili 2 Dhaniya | coriander seeds 1 tblsp Cinnamon stick a small piece Cardamom (elachi) 2 (optional) Sesame seeds 1 tsp Fennel seeds (sombu| saunf) 1 tsp Other ingredients Pav bun or burger bun 5 Potato 2 (medium size) Oil 3-4 tsp Roasted peanuts 2 tblsp Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Salt as needed Onion 1 Pomegranate seeds 1 tblsp Sev 1-2 tblsp Green chuney as needed Sweet chutney as needed Coriander leaves few Butter to toast the buns
Method:
- Dry roast the ingredients given under the table Dabeli masala.
Cool this and grind into a powder. Since i roasted small quantity my dabeli masala was slightly coarse.
If you want are in a hurry to make this dabeli, you can use pav bhaji masala too.
This mixture gave 2 tblsp (approx) of dabeli masala.
- You can store this in a dry box for a week.
- Let’s proceed to make the potato masala.
- Chop the onions finely and boil the potatoes and peel the skin. Mash them nicely or grate it too.
- In a pan add oil and add in the chopped onions.
- Saute till they turn translucent and the mashed potatoes.
- Add salt and 3 tsp of dabeli masala.
- Mix well and nicely mash the potatoes.
- Add 1/2 cup of water to this and mix well. Cook for 2 minutes in a low flame. The water will get absorbed and the mixture will become thick.
- Switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
- The potato masala is ready for making dabeli.
- Keep the green chutney and sweet chutney ready.
- In a small pan add few drops of oil and add the red chili powder. Add the peanuts and roast it till it becomes crunchy. Or if you have roasted peanuts just add it and saute it for few seconds just to get the spiciness of the red chili powder to get coated to the peanuts.
- You can use spicy peanuts, if you get in stores. In that case skip the above step of roasting the peanuts.
- Slit the pav bun | burger bun.
- Spread green chutney on one side and sweet chutney on another side.
- Place a spoon full of potato mixture on one side of the bun.
- Top it with spicy roasted peanuts.
- Add little pomegranate seeds on the top and gently close the bun with the top side.
- Heat a tawa and add butter.
- Gently place the bun on the tawa and toast on both sides.
- Roll over the edges on the sev and serve immediately.
- Dabeli even if served after few hours tastes awesome and it won’t be soggy too.
- Ensure the potato mixture is thick and not watery.
- You can add chopped grapes instead of pomegranate.
- Instead of this dabeli masala you can add pav bhaji masala too.
