Learn this Dabeli recipe, one of the many popular Indian street food recipes by The Bombay Chef - Varun Inamdar.

Dabeli is a tangy Gujarati snack which is sold on the streets of Mumbai and now it has been making its way among the most popular street food of India! It's a delicious and mouthwatering snack. So discover how to make yummy Dabeli only on Rajshri Food.

Ingredients:-
Sweet chutney
2 tbsp cup tamarind pulp
¼ cup sugar syrup
½ cup water

Red chilly-Garlic chutney
10 red chillies soaked in water
6-8 garlic cloves
3 tbsp water
Salt as required

Dabeli mix
2 dry red chili
1 tsp coriander seeds
½ inch stick cinnamon
2 to 3 cloves
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
A pinch asafoetida

1 cup Mashed potatoes
1 tbsp oil
Water as required

Garnish
5 tbsp dried coconut shavings
5 tbsp corriander leaves
5 tbsp pomegranate seeds
3 tbsp tutti frutti

Masala peanuts
¼ cup Roasted peanuts
½ tsp oil
½ tsp dabeli masala
½ tsp sugar
Pinch of salt

Assembly
6 Pav
2 tbsp butter
½ cup onion
¼ cup Sev


Method:-

Debeli Mix:-
In a medium hot pan, add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies, cinnamon sticks, cloves and roast till fragrant. Once roasted, add asafoetida and turn the flame off. Transfer the roasted masala to another container and let it cool to room temperature. After 10-12 minutes grind these spices finely.

Chilli-Garlic Chutney:-
Take the soaked red chillies, garlic and salt and grind it to a smooth paste initially and then add water to make a thick paste. Once grinded, transfer the paste to a bowl and thin it down as required by adding water.

Sweet Chutney:-
Take water in a pan and add in sugar, tamarind pulp and let it cook for 3-5 minutes. Once cooked, allow it to cool down to room temperature.

Mashed Potatoes Mix:-
In the same pan heat some oil and add in the Dabeli Spice Mix and stir on a medium flame and add boiled mashed potatoes and mix it well. Add salt as required and then add water. Allow this cook for 2-3 minutes on moderate flame and transfer it to a plate and flatten it.
Garnish with tutti frutti, coconut shvaings, coriander leaves and pomegranate seeds.

Masala Peanuts:-
Add some oil, Dabeli Spice Mix and sugar to roasted potatoes and mix it well. Add salt as required.

The Assembly:-
Slice the Bun-Paav so as to create a cavity in it. Then stuff this cavity with sweet chutney, chilli-garlic chutney, mashed potatoes mix, onions and masala peanuts. Heat a pan and roast the Dabeli with butter till crisp on both the sides.
Take the hot Dabeli and dip it into the Sev and serve on a plate with pomegranate seeds and masala peanuts.

Let us know how your street food Dabeli turned out in the comments below! Enjoy!