Batata Vada

Name: Batata Vada
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 big Potatoes; to taste Salt; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder; 2 green Chillies; 1 tsp minced Ginger; 1 tsp minced Garlic; 1 tbsp chopped Coriander leaves; 200 gm Gram flour; as needed Water; 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; to taste Salt; 1 pinch soda bi carb; 1 tsp finely chopped Coriander leaves

Sanuber Ashrafi @tasty_treatbysanu

Jamshedpur

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Batata Vada is a popular snack from the streets of Maharashtra. Mashed masaledar batata(potatoes) coated in a thick besan (chickpea flour) batter and deep fried till golden. Served with a tangy chutney.

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Sanuber Ashrafi @tasty_treatbysanu

Jamshedpur

#goldenapron2
#week8
#Maharashtra

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Ingredients

25 minutes

8 servings

3big Potatoes
to tasteSalt
For Tempering
1 tspMustard seeds
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1/2 tspRed Chilli powder
2green Chillies
1 tspminced Ginger
1 tspminced Garlic
1 tbspchopped Coriander leaves
For Batter
200 gmGram flour
as neededWater
1/2 tspRed Chilli powder
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
to tasteSalt
1 pinchsoda bi carb
1 tspfinely chopped Coriander leaves

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Cook the potatoes until soft, peel and mash coarsely.
2

Chop or crush together the green chillies, garlic, ginger and the coriander leaves.
3

Take gram flour in a bowl.
4

Add turmeric, chilli, salt and soda bi carb.
5

Add chopped coriander leaves.
6

Add water and make a thick batter.
7

Heat oil and add mustard seeds.
8

Mix in all the rest of the tempering ingredients.
9

Add to the mashed potatoes.
10

Mix all well.
11

Divide the potato mixture into equal sized balls.
12

Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry until golden brown in colour.
13

Remove from oil and place on tissue paper.
14

Serve hot with your favourite chutney.