;Vada pav, a, is a;vegetarian;fast food;dish native to the state of;Maharashtra. The dish consists of a deep fried potato dumpling placed inside a bread bun (pav) sliced almost in half through the middle. It is generally accompanied with one or more;chutneys;and a green chilli pepper.;It originated as cheap street food in;Mumbai, but is now served in food stalls and restaurants across;India. It is also called;Aamchi Mumbai burger[2];in keeping with its origins and its resemblance in physical form to a;burger.;
Vada;comes from the [marathi] compound word;batata;vada, which means "potato fritter".;Pav;is a derivative of the;Portuguese;word "pão", which means bread.
Preparation
Boiled potato is mashed and mixed with spices, usually with green chilli, garlic,;asafoetida,;turmeric, and mustard seeds. The mass is then coated in;gram flour;batter and deep fried. The resultant fritter is served in a bread bun, accompanied by one or more;chutneysand fried green chilli.;

History
The most common theory of the vada pav's origin is that it was invented in the erstwhile mill-heartland of Central;Mumbai;. The carbohydrate-rich snack catered to the mill workers of what was then known as;Girangaon. The combination of the;potato;dumpling (batata vada) placed inside a;pav;quickly became popular in Girangaon and later the rest of Maharashtra. The favourites snacks in;Maharashtra, vada pav is claimed to be a part of the culture of;Marathis;
One of the earliest kiosks selling vada pav is said to be;Khidki Vada Pav;located in;Kalyan.;It was started in the late 1960s by the Vaze family, who used to hand out vada pav from a window of their house facing the road.
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