- Boil and mash the potatoes. Grind together the ingredients for the paste and mix with the mashed potatoes. Make round balls of the potato mixture. Prepare the batter of besan. Heat the oil until its hot enough to brown the batter. When the oil is hot, dip the balls of potato in the batter, and fry. Place the fried Vada on absorbent kitchen paper to remove excess oil. Slice the Pav in half, spread on it any chutney. Place vada between the slices and serve immediately. Some finely chopped onions go well with this.