Vada pav or vada pav is the common man’s food in Mumbai and is a popular street food snack across whole Maharashtra. It is basically a savoury slider of fried mashed potato fritters stuffed in a dinner roll.
You will find shops selling vada pav all over Mumbai and even outside schools and colleges. It easy to make and serve.
Vada pav is one of the most humble street food of Mumbai, yet it is tasty and delicious. Wada pav basically has Batata vada which is sandwiched between two slices of a pav (dinner roll) topped with sweet chutney, green chutney and dry garlic chutney.
I have had vada pav in many places in Mumbai right from my childhood. Even today when I go to Mumbai, I do make sure to have vada pav there. However, on occasions, I do make them at home.
Pav means a small loaf of bread and is basically dinner rolls. You can make them with all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour. Pav is easily available in most bakeries, superstores and sweet shops in India.