Dabeli
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| Alternative names | Kutchi Dabeli, Double Roti |
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| Type | Snack |
| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Kutch |
| Main ingredients | Potatoes, masala, pav (burger bun) |
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Dabeli or Kutchi dabeli or Double Roti (Devnagari: दाबेली - कच्छी दाबेली) is a snack food of India, originating in the Kutch region of Gujarat. It is a spicy snack made by mixing boiled potatoes with a dabeli masala, and putting the mixture between pav (burger bun) and served with chutneys made from tamarind, date, garlic, red chilies, etc. and garnished with pomegranate and roasted peanuts. On an average, every day 20 lakh dabelis are consumed in whole of kutch.
Dabeli literally means "pressed" in Gujarati language. It is said to be invented by one Keshavji Gabha Chudasama alias Kesha Malam, resident of Mandvi, Kutch in the 1960s. When he started business he sold a dabeli at one anna or six paisa. His shop is still there in Mandvi and business is now carried by his next generations.
Dabeli thus has its origin in Mandvi, a city of the Kutch region and even today dabeli masala made in the city are said to be most authentic. The dabeli is also, therefore, known as Kachchhi dabeli or Kutchi dabeli taking its cue from the region of its origin. Bhuj and Nakhatrana towns of Kutch are also known for authentic dabeli apart from Mandvi.
The bun which is heated on pan and then the is filled with the filling of boiled potato mixture, dabeli masala and chutney.
Cooking time
Dabeli today is famous not only in Kutch and Gujarat but also throughout Maharashtra, parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan and many other States of India. Dabeli stalls can be found in metropolitan cities like Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Nasik, Bangalore, Pune, Delhi, Nagpur, Nizamabad, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jabalpur, Indore, Bhopal, Udaipur, Jaipur, Aurangabad, etc. besides all major cities, towns and tourist spots of Gujarat.
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