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Batata Vada
  • Yield: 4
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
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Batata Vada

By October 3, 2015

Spicy Potato dumplings dipped in gram flour batter and deep fried to perfection.  It is one of the most popular street snack from Mumbai ( India).

Ingredients

Instructions

For the batter (coating) :-

  • In a bowl add gram flour, turmeric powder, red chilli powder ( optional) and salt.
  • Add water to make a slightly thick batter. ( Add pinch of soda bi-carb just before deep frying)

For the tempering of the stuffing :-

  • Coarsely grind curry leaves, green chillies, ginger and garlic in a blender.
  • In a pan heat 2 tsp oil and add the coarse mixture.
  • Add asafoetida, turmeric powder and salt to taste.
  • Add boiled and mashed potatoes.
  • Add coriander leaves, cover the mixture and cook for a minute on a low flame.
  • Allow this mixture to cool down in a plate.
  • Make equal sized round balls of the potato mixture.

To make the Batata vadas :-

  • Just before frying add soda bi-carb to the batter.
  • Dip each ball in the gram flour batter to coat them evenly.
  • Deep fry until golden brown in colour from all sides.
  • Serve hot with Dry Red chutney ( recipe given below), Date Tamarind Chutney   and buns (pavs).

To make the Dry  Red Chutney :-

For the dry red chutney coarsely grind ½ dried coconut, 5-6 garlic cloves (small size), 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder, salt and pinch of sugar.

 

 

 

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