By Krati Purwar
August 22, 2025
It’s Vada Pav Day today, and you cannot miss it if you love relishing this on-the-go snack. It is said to be the dish that keeps Mumbai running. Invented as a dish for mill workers to become a source of income for many, do you know what makes it work? There are six elements. Tap to see.
Soft and spongy pav is the exterior that encompasses the flavours of vada pav. It makes this snack fulfilling and easy to have on the go.
Spicy potato blend, dunked in a smooth concoction of gram flour, and deep-fried in hot oil until crispy, is the soul of this dish.
When you take a bite, you munch on crunchy chura made by deep-frying the spiced besan blend and crushing it.
Every vada pav is served with a fried, mostly deseeded green chilli. It adds the kick and takes the street food to another level.
Dry garlic chutney is the essence of vada pav. It’s spicy, earthy, pungent, and loaded with flavours. Without it, the vada pav tastes bland.
Green chutney is yet another spread that elevates the dish by adding fresh notes of coriander leaves. It binds the snack and makes it wholesome.