Saturday, December 06, 2008

Saturday Photohunters Theme: BREAKFAST

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The batata wada is a popular breakfast dish, and also evening snack in Mumbai. It is popularized as street food, eaten with pav and called vada-pav. This photo is taken in a restaurant and the batata wadas are served with South Indian accompaniments, sambar and coconut chutney.(South Indian dips).
Batata wadas are patties made of potatoes mixed with green chillies, ginger and a tadka(tempering) of mustard seeds and turmeric. The balls are dipped in herb-seasoned gram flour batter, and then deep fried. The finished vadas can be served as in the photo with sambar and coconut chutney in South Indian style, or typical Mumbai style as vada-pav, with green chillies and chutney.
The combination of vadas and the split pav is also called  Mumbai's burger.
Several fast food chains specialise in vada pav outlets in the city.

28 comments:

  1. That really looks and sounds good. I wish there was some good Indian food around here. There are a couple of good Indian restaurants in Baton Rouge Louisiana where my daughter lives.

    An Arkie's Musings

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  2. Interesting looking breakfast. :) The potatoes sound good, but not sure about the chillies.

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  3. Yummy!!! Breakfast gives us energy... Great choice for today's theme... Hope you'll visit mine too.. Happy weekend!

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  4. Now that's an interesting breakfast - I learned a lot from your post. :)

    http://lesliesmyers.blogspot.com/2008/12/photohunt-breakfast-sorrento.html

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  5. Looks very tasty! :) Thanks so much for stopping by mine, and have a great weekend!

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  6. Breakfast combo! Perfect choice for today's theme... Happy weekend! Hope you'll visit mine.

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  7. That looks delicious. Happy Weekend.

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  8. Sounds good, a first time I'm seeing these :)
    Thanks for sharing with us!

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  9. Those potato thingys look good. I don't think I've ever had Indian food. Perfect photo for the week's theme!

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  10. Goodness, looking at that picture makes me hungry!!!

    (BTW, hope Mumbai is recovering -- and quickly -- from the recent tragic events.)

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  11. The looks delicious... Sllluuurrrrrpppp!!!!!!11

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  12. These are some of my favorite too. I love plain or onion vadas with chicken curry or dhaal :)

    http://crizcats.blogspot.com/

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  13. That's tasty! love the dips too, very interesting breakfast.
    Happy hunting and weekend :)

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  14. Looks and sounds good but I could not eat a Breakfast that big. I am a sparrow in the mornings.

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  15. Oh my I am so glad you explained how they are made. Because they sound absolutely delicious.

    And please don't worry about not being able to visit. I think the whole world is aware of the problems that are occurring over there. Your all in my thoughts and prayers!!

    http://shinade.blogspot.com/2008/12/photohunt-breakfast-with-santa.html

    Blessings my friend:-)

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  16. Now tht looks delicious. Have a great weekend

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  17. Looks and sounds like something I would love to try. Nice photo for our breakfast theme.

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  18. why do have to do this my dear friend..? tempting vada pav..and i cant take the next flight to mumbai..i have promised my friends there in mumbai of a visit soon..pray that happens..

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  19. I like Dosai and pratas. I wonder if I can get this in Singapore.

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  20. i love indian food, i can imagine having this for a snack!

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  21. well the blogs today are making me hungry.....such mouth watering dishes.g8 pic!

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  22. You know it is 1:12 AM and I am hungry after seeing this breakfast.

    Slruuuuppppp !!

    Cuckoo

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  23. It looks good. The two dishes beside them look good too and I can't imagine what those with coconut taste like.

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  24. hey thats really good breakfast. first time i hav come across ur blog, good i like mumbai very much even i hav taken photo's of some part of mumbai will search and give the link check out.

    Coconut chutney is fine but i dont think sambar will go with it bcos in mumbai i found that they use Jaggery which makes the sambar little sweet what u say.

    Kven
    http://kollywoodmoviereview.blogspot.com/

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  25. So the word 'burger has traveled from Germany to America and then to India!

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  26. Congratulations on being featured in today's Mumbai Mirror!

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