Maharashtrian
Batata Vada (Potato Vada)
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Serves: 2-4 people people
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Spice Level: Medium
Trivia Tadka
Ingredients
- Potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed (4)
- Chickpea flour (besan) (1 cup)
- Garlic (lasoon) (8-10 cloves)
- Green chillies, chopped (5-6)
- Ginger (adrak), crushed (1 inch)
- MTR Lal Mirch/Red Chilli Powder (1 tsp)
- MTR Haldi/Turmeric Powder (1 tsp)
- Coriander leaves (hara dhania), chopped (2 tbsp)
- Salt (to taste)
- Oil (for frying)
Method
- In a grinder, blend adrak, lasoon and green chillies into a fine paste.
- In a bowl, prepare a thick besan batter with water and the MTR Lal Mirch/Red Chilli Powder .
- Heat some oil in a kadhai. Add the adrak-lasoon-green chilli paste and sauté for 1minute.
- Now, add the mashed potatoes and the MTR Haldi/Turmeric Powder and mix well.
- Then, add hara dhania and salt and let the mixture cool.
- Once cool, make lemon-sized vadas from this.
- Finally, heat some oil in a kadhai for frying. Dip the potato vadas into the thick besan batter and deep fry till light golden brown.
- Drain the excess oil with some tissue paper. Serve hot with hara dhania-pudina chutney.
