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Aug 04 2026

Restaurants›Sula Indian Restaurant, Commercial Drive›Railway Vada Pav Sliders Recipe

Railway Vada Pav Sliders Recipe

Name: Sula Indian Restaurant, Commercial Drives Railway Vada Pav Sliders Recipe
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 grams Potatoes (boiled and mashed); 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 2 pcs Green chilies (finely chopped); 1 tbs Ginger (grated); 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Salt; 100 grams Chickpea flour (besan); 500 ml Oil (for frying); 100 grams Tamarind pulp; 50 grams Jaggery (grated); 1 cups Mint leaves; 1 cups Coriander leaves; 2 tbs Lemon juice; 1 pcs Green chilies; 1 tsp Salt (to taste); 12 pcs Pav buns; 50 grams Butter (for toasting)

Inspired by Sula Indian Restaurant, Commercial Drive

Time1h

Serves12

Fried potato & cumin dumplings, tamarind chutney, mint chutney, buttered pav bun

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Ingredients

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For the Vada (Potato Dumplings)

1 1/8 lb (500 grams) Potatoes (boiled and mashed)

1 tsp Cumin seeds

2 pcs Green chilies (finely chopped)

1 tbs Ginger (grated)

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp Celtic sea salt

3 1/2 oz (100 grams) Chickpea flour (besan)

2 1/8 cup (500 ml) Oil (for frying)

For the Chutneys

3 1/2 oz (100 grams) Tamarind pulp

1 3/4 oz (50 grams) Jaggery (grated)

1 cups Mint leaves

1 cups Coriander leaves

2 tbs ReaLemon lemon juice

1 pcs Green chilies

1 tsp Salt (to taste)

For Assembly

12 pcs Pav buns

1 3/4 oz (50 grams) Butter (for toasting)

Method

Preparing the Vada

Sauté Spices

In a pan, heat oil and add cumin seeds. When they splutter, add chopped green chilies and grated ginger. Sauté for a minute.

Mix Ingredients

Add the boiled and mashed potatoes, turmeric powder, and salt. Mix well and cook for about 5 minutes.

Shape Vadas

Allow the mixture to cool down. Form small balls (vada) from the mixture.

Fry Vadas

In a bowl, prepare a batter using chickpea flour and water. Dip each vada in the batter and deep fry until golden brown.

Making Chutneys

Tamarind Chutney

For the tamarind chutney, mix tamarind pulp and jaggery in a bowl until smooth.

Mint Chutney

For the mint chutney, blend mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chili, lemon juice, and salt until smooth.

Assembling the Sliders

Toast Pav Buns

Slice the pav buns in half and toast them with butter on a hot pan until golden brown.

Assemble Sliders

Place a vada between the toasted halves of the pav bun. Drizzle some tamarind and mint chutney over the vada.

Serve

Serve immediately with extra chutneys on the side.