Dabeli (Potato-stuffed Buns with Chutney)

Ingredients

• •1 tablespoon oil
• •1 pinch of asafoetida powder
• •2 teaspoons dabeli masala
• •2 medium-sized potatoes , boiled and mashed
• •Salt
• •Water
• •Green chiles (optional), finely chopped
• •2 tablespoons peanuts , roasted
• •5–6 ladi-pav or burger buns
• •Butter
• •1 onion , finely chopped
• •¼ cup sev
• •Garlic chutney
• •Tamarind date chutney
• •Finely-chopped cilantro
• •1 handful of pomegranate seeds (optional)
• •Roasted peanuts

Instructions

1. 1Heat oil in a pan. Add asafoetida, dabeli masala, potatoes, salt to taste, and a sprinkle of water. Mix it very well so that masala, salt and boiled potato assimilate very well.
2. 2Mix in the green chiles if using.
3. 3Remove potato mixture from the heat, and taste. If you want to make it more spicy, add some more dabeli masala, and mix again using your hands or a masher. Toss in the roasted peanuts and mix everything well.
4. 4Slice pav/bun into halves, and toast them with a little butter on a griddle .
5. 5Apply garlic chutney to one half of the bun (inner side) and tamarind-date chutney to the other half.
6. 6Place a portion of the potato filling in between between the bun halves.
7. 7Top with chopped onion, coriander, and sev.
8. 8Press down the bun from both side, and garnish with pomegranate seeds, and roasted peanuts.
9. 9Serve immediately, while medium-hot, with a extra dip of chutney on the plate. Fried green chillies, with a sprinkle of salt can be additionally given as an add-on.