Batata vada

Name: Batata vada
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3-4 potatoes steamed or boiled; For the masala :; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; Pinch asafoetida; 1 tsp chopped ginger; 1 tsp chopped garlic; 1 medium onion chopped (optional); 3-4 green chillies chopped; 7-8 fried curry leaves; 1 tbsp chopped coriander; 1/4 th tsp red chilli powder; To taste salt; 1 tbsp oil; For the batter:; 1/2 cup gramflour; 2 tbsp rice flour; Pinch baking soda; To taste salt; 1/4th tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 th cup water or as needed; 1 tbsp warm oil for mix; 1 cup oil or as needed for deep frying; For chutney:; 1/2 cup chopped coriander; 2 tbsp mint leaves; 1 tsp peanuts; 1 green chilli; 2 cloves garlic; 1/4 th tsp ginger; 1 tbsp lemon juice

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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This is a famous street food of Mumbai and cooked in Maharashtrian style.The taste varies from vendor to vendor with the addition of different spices.In Maharashtra potato means batata and fried fritters means vada.This is a lip smacking snack and mostly served with a green chutney or hot and sweet tomato ketchup.In South it is called Potato Bonda.These are also enjoyed as stuffing for buns or bread rolls (vada pao).

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

3-4potatoes steamed or boiled
For the masala :
1/2 tspmustard seeds
Pinchasafoetida
1 tspchopped ginger
1 tspchopped garlic
1medium onion chopped (optional)
3-4green chillies chopped
7-8fried curry leaves
1 tbspchopped coriander
1/4 th tspred chilli powder
To tastesalt
1 tbspoil
For the batter:
1/2 cupgramflour
2 tbsprice flour
Pinchbaking soda
To tastesalt
1/4th tspred chilli powder
1/4 th cup water or as needed
1 tbspwarm oil for mix
1 cupoil or as needed for deep frying
For chutney:
1/2 cupchopped coriander
2 tbspmint leaves
1 tsppeanuts
1green chilli
2 clovesgarlic
1/4 th tsp ginger
1 tbsplemon juice
To tastesalt

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Steps

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Steam or pressure cook potatoes and mash coarsely when warm.Heat oil in a nonstick pan.Sprinkle mustard seeds and when it crackles,add chopped ginger and garlic and fry lightly.Add few curry leaves and fry.Then add the mashed potato,salt to taste,turmeric and red chilli powder.Add chopped green chillies and coriander leaves and toss till all masalas are mixed in potato.Make balls out of potatoes.Then flatten with palm.
2

Make a thick batter out of gramflour,rice flour,salt,red chilli powder and little turmeric.Add 1 tbsp warm oil and baking soda while making batter.Heat oil.Dip each flattened ball in batter and fry each vada tossing when one side is done till golden brown.Take out all vadas from oil when done and spread on a kitchen tissue to remove excess oil.Serve hot with ketchup or green chutney.
3

For chutney :Assemble all ingredients and grind to a smooth paste using minimum water.Mix lemon juice and salt to taste.