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Dabeli Recipe - Kutchi dabeli (1)

Dabeli Recipe - Kutchi dabeli

Author: Soniya Saluja
Dabeli Recipe - Kutchi dabeli is a delicious Indian sandwich packed with flavorful potatoes and layered with pomegranate, coconut and peanuts. Your family will love this casual but very tasty vegetarian street food.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Additional Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings:

10

Calories:

Ingredients

Dabeli stuffing

  • Oil -1 Tbsp
  • Dabeli masala - 3 tbsp
  • Potatoes boiled - 5
  • Salt to taste
  • Few coriander leaves chopped

Dabeli masala

  • Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 1 tbsp
  • Chaat masala - 1 tbsp

Garnish

  • half onion -finely chopped
  • Masala peanuts - ½ cup
  • Pomegranate seeds - ½ cup
  • cilantro leaves finely chopped
  • Fresh shredded coconut - ¼ cup
  • Sev fried gram flour vermicelli - ½ cup

Assembling the dabeli

  • Sweet tamarind chutney - ½ cup
  • 10 - dinner rolls or / pav / burger buns
  • Few tablespoon of butter or oil

Instructions

  • Clean potatoes with water.
  • Add 1 cup water in the inner pot of the instant pot.
  • Place trivet and place the steam basket with the  potatoes on top of the trivet. Close lid with vent in sealing position. 
  • Pressure cook at high pressure for 6 mins.
  • When done, let the pressure release naturally. If in a hurry, you can release pressure 5 minutes after the beep. 
  • Remove the potatoes from the instant pot  and peel them.
  • Remove the trivet and discard the water.
  • Press Saute , when hot add oil ,  dabeli masala and mix it well in the oil .
  • Add the boiled and mashed  potatoes  ( you can add the whole boil potatoes and mash it well.
  • Stir for few minute till the potatoes are well coated with the spice mixture.(Add salt if needed)
  • Transfer to a plate and start layering.
  • Layer with onion, masala peanuts,shredded coconut , coriander leaves and pomegranate seeds.

How to assemble the dabeli 

  • Take the pav or rolls and cut them in the middle so that a small amount of the rolls are still attached. 
  • Open the roll slightly and spread the dabeli on one side and sweet tamarind chutney on the other side. Next, add a few more masala peanuts and chopped onions.
  • Once the rolls are assembled, heat a pan with oil or butter over medium heat. Toast both sides of the pav or rolls and then roll the dabeli over the sev until the edges are covered. 
  • Serve the dabeli immediately while it's still hot

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