Vada pav is a vegetarian fast food dish from Maharashtra, India, consisting of a deep fried potato dumpling placed inside a bread bun, pav, sliced almost in half through the middle, sometimes called a Bombay burger. It emerged in 1960s Mumbai as a quick, affordable snack for cotton mill workers, with the first stall credited to Ashok Vaidya outside Dadar railway station in 1966. The filling is boiled potato mixed with chopped green chili, garlic, mustard seeds, asafoetida and turmeric, shaped into a ball, dipped in gram flour batter and deep fried, then served in the bun with a spicy garlic coconut chutney and a fried green chili.
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Origin Period, From (Year)Credited to one vendor, another source credits a different vendor at about the same time Classification
Dietary Suitability Origin RegionDadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 1 Connections
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- Also in Geography Atlas: India, originated there.
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History, place
Ashok Vaidya of Dadar is often credited with starting the first vada pav stall outside Dadar railway station in 1966.
History, start year
Ashok Vaidya of Dadar is often credited with starting the first vada pav stall outside Dadar railway station in 1966.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vada_pav (dietary-suitability)
Vada pav, alternatively spelt wada pao, is a vegetarian fast food dish native to the Indian state of Maharashtra.
- Uses Ingredient: Spice, Infobox main_ingredient field: Deep-fried fritter made of mashed potato and spices, bread bun
- Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food in India
In Cuisine: Indian Cuisine, infobox national_cuisine field
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