Batata Vada

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For the second day of Maha marathon I decided to make Batata Vada for Alphabet “B”under “Street Food” theme.It’s a very popular vegetarian street food of Maharashtra, India. The name “Batata” means potato in English.It literally means potato fritters , made of a mashed potato patty coated with gram flour, deep-fried and served hot with chutney.The most common way to eat it is in the Vada pav.Batata vada was in my to do list since long time but never got a chance to make some. Can You believe that I haven’t tried them before but the results were pretty good in first attempt.We did enjoyed them and feeling like walking on the Juhu Beach . So let’s start the recipe . Yum

Recipe Sourec: Here
Ingredients:
4 potatoes,boiled and mashed
2 green chillies,chopped
2 curry leaves(optional)
1 teaspoon ginger , grated
1/2 pinch asefetida
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
Salt to taste1/4 cup coriander leaves , chopped
For batter 
1 cup gram flour/besan
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 tablespoon rice flour
1/4 teaspoon red chilly powder
3/4 cup water
Vegetable oil for frying

Method:
Take mashed potatoes in a bowl
Heat oil in a pan , add asefetida , cumin and mustard seeds. Saute for 1 minute
Add ginger , curry leaves and green chilies.
Pour this tempering over the mashed potatoes. Mix well
Make six balls from it , press between palms and give a patty like shape. Keep covered and aside
Take ingredients for batter in a bowl . Slowly add water and mix carefully to avoid lumps. Batter should be thick enough .
Heat oil in a wok . Dip each potato patty in batter and fry in oil till golden and crispy from both sides.
Drain on paper towel and serve hot with chutney.
Enjoy!!

Serve-4. Cooking time -30 minutes
Note: You may enjoy these vadas with pav also.
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