Batata vada

Name: Batata vada
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 10-12 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 boiled potatoes; 1 onion; 1 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; to taste Salt,; 1/2 cup gram flour/besan; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp carom seeds; Pinch baking soda; as required Water; as required Oil, for frying

Anjali Valecha @anjalivalecha

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#week7 Batata vada is a popular Mumbai street food snack. In Marathi language potatoes are called batata and vada means a fried snack, hence the name.

Anjali Valecha @anjalivalecha

#goldenapron3
#week7 Batata vada is a popular Mumbai street food snack. In Marathi language potatoes are called batata and vada means a fried snack, hence the name.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

10-12 servings

3boiled potatoes
1onion
1 tbspoil
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
to tasteSalt,
1/2 cupgram flour/besan
1/2 tspsalt
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspcarom seeds
Pinchbaking soda
as requiredWater
as requiredOil, for frying

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
2

Add chopped onions and saute them till soft.
3

Add peeled and mashed potatoes.
4

Add salt and other dry spices and mix them well.
5

Mash the potatoes well with a masher.
6

Let the mix cool then make round balls of equal size.
7

Add salt, red chilli powder, baking soda and carrom seeds to the gram flour and make a batter with water.
8

Coat the potato balls in this gram flour batter.
9

Heat oil in a wok and fry them in batches.
10

Fry them till they are golden brown on both sides. Serve hot with chutney or sauce.