vada pav / pao

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Vada pav is the indian version of a burger. contains a fried patty of potato and some spices including  chilli, garlic, cumin, salt, etc  coverd in gramflour batter between two bread rolls and a generous quantity of lahsun ki chutney on the patty .

the idea behind such simple foods is to be able to eat them on-the-run - quite literally. when i was in my teens and went to bombay, the sight of labourers having two vada pavs for lunch was everywhere!

the food is high in carbs which is exactly what physically challenging professions need. also since these men and women are mostly running around the city with no fixed job location, bringing food from home is a bit difficult (not to mention, pointless if you can get a lunch for 5 Rs - 10 years back - now maybe 15rs or 30 cents).

i made vada pavs at home but instead of deep frying i just pan fried the patty. was yum!

will post a pic soon that i have on the sd card of my camera.