Nagaland tourism minister Temjen Imna Along showed off his brilliant culinary skills recently in a video where he can be seen making Vada Pav
Vada Pav is a much loved street food of India which comprises of a deep fried potato dumpling (Vada) placed inside a fluffy bread bun (Pav)
The 2 minute 40 second video posted on the X handle of the minister shows him preparing the mixture for the Vada from scratch by mashing potatoes and frying onions, chillies, ginger and garlic cloves
He captioned it, "Thank you for waiting,...pesh hai T-Man wali special dish, safar vada pav ka, Mumbai se Kohima!" [Thank you for waiting, presenting T-Man's special dish, the journey of vada pav from Mumbai to Kohima!"]
He can also be seen mixing the fried veggies with the mashed potatoes, preparing a batter by mixing besan and water for coating the Vada
Along can be seen shaping the potato mixture into small balls, coating them properly by submerging in the besan mixture and then deep frying it
He can finally be seen relishing the vadas with a plate of green chutney whereas some other people around him enjoyed his Vadas with Pav
Netizens lauded Along as a multi-talented man with a down-to-earth and simplistic personality
Some netizens praised his cooking skills and others suggested him to cook various dishes which they would like to see him prepare next