Mumbai Style Dabeli  Recipe

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Ingredients 

Dabeli masala:

Coriander seeds 2 ½ tbsp

Jeera 1 ½ tbsp 

Cloves 9-10 pcs

Saunf 1 tbsp

Cinnamon 2 inches 

Green cardamom 5-6 pcs

Black pepper 1 tbsp

Dagad phool 1 tbsp

Deggi mirch  powder 1 ½ tbsp

Dry ginger powder 1 tbsp

Citric acid ¼ tbsp

Desiccated coconut 4 tbsp

Sugar powdered 1 tbsp

Salt ½ tbsp

Masala peanuts:

Peanuts skinless ½ cup

Oil 1 tbsp

Salt ½ tsp

Dabeli masala ½ tbsp

Turmeric powder a pinch 

Red chilli powder a pinch

Dabeli stuffing:

Oil 2 tbsp

Jeera ½ tbsp 

Hing ½ tsp

Dabeli masala 2 tbsp

Red chilli powder ½ tbsp

Amchur powder 1 tsp

Black salt 1 tsp

Tamarind water 2 tbsp

Sugar ½ tbsp 

Green chilli chopped 1 tbsp

Coriander chopped 1 tbsp

Pomegranate seeds 1 tbsp

Water as required 

Potato boiled & mashed 

Onion chopped ½ cup

Coriander chopped 1 tbsp

Pav 6-8 pcs

Butter 2 tbsp 

Nylon sev ½ cup

Method:

Dabeli masala:

Heat a pan, add whole spices and lightly roast them.

Then add kashmiri chilli powder, dry ginger powder, desiccated coconut powder, citric acid and roast.

Transfer it to a mixer jar, add salt, sugar and grind it to fine powder.

Masala peanuts:

Roughly crush peanuts and set aside.

Heat a pan, add oil, crushed peanuts, dabeli masala, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, amchur powder, black salt  and toss them on low flame.

Masala peanuts are ready.

Mumbai Dabeli:

Heat a pan, add oil, jeera, hing and let it splutter.

Then add dabeli masala, red chilli powder, amchur powder, black salt, tamarind water, sugar and cook them.

Later add, chopped green chilli, chopped coriander, pomegranate seeds, water and cook it.

Then add mashed boiled potato, mix and cook it until it leaves the pan edges.

Now, take a pav, cut it from the centre, apply tamarind water, stuff with potato mixture, add chopped onion, masala peanuts and close it.

Heat a pan, add butter, place the dabeli, apply more butter on top and toast it on low flame from all the sides.

Once done, apply tamarind water to the dabeli edges and dip into masala peanuts, chopped onion, pomegranate, nylon sev.

Mumbai style dabeli is ready to serve.  

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