Cookbook:Dabeli (Potato-stuffed Buns with Chutney)

Dabeli is an Indian dish, originally from the region Kutch in Gujarat. Dabeli is now a common street food in Mumbai. It is also called double roti or kutchi dabeli.

Filling

 * 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

Assembly

 * 5–6 ladi-pav or burger buns
 * Butter
 * 1 onion, finely chopped
 * ¼ cup sev
 * Garlic chutney (optional)
 * Tamarind date chutney

Garnish

 * Finely-chopped cilantro
 * 1 handful of pomegranate seeds (optional)
 * Roasted peanuts

Filling

 * 1) Heat 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) Mix in the green chiles if using.
 * 3) Remove 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.

Assembly

 * 1) Slice pav/bun into halves, and toast them with a little butter on a griddle.
 * 2) Apply garlic chutney to one half of the bun (inner side) and tamarind-date chutney to the other half.
 * 3) Place a portion of the potato filling in between between the bun halves.

Garnish

 * 1) Top with chopped onion, coriander, and sev.
 * 2) Press down the bun from both side, and garnish with pomegranate seeds, and roasted peanuts.
 * 3) Serve 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.