Batata Vada

Ingredients

For outer coating

• 1 cup Gram Flour

• ¼  tsp Turmeric powder

• ½ tsp Red Chili powder

• Salt  as per taste

For stuffing

• 4-5 medium size potatoes  ( boiled and mashed )

• Oil for deep frying

• 2-3 Green chilli (finely chopped)

• 2 pinch asafoetida

• ½ tsp mustard seeds

• 1 tsp grated ginger

• 1 tsp Garlic paste

• 8-10 Curry Leaves

• 1/8 tsp Turmeric powder

• 2 tbsp Coriander leaves (finely chopped)

• 2 tsp Oil

• 1 tsp lemon juice

• Salt as per taste

Method (How to make Batata Vada at home)

For the outer batter

• In a bowl add gram flour, turmeric powder, red chilli powder  and salt.

• Add water to make a slightly thick batter.

For the stuffing

• Heat oil in deep non-stick pan add mustard seeds and asafoetida sauté for few seconds.

• Add chopped curry leaves, green chillies, ginger and garlic and sauté till raw smell gone.

• Add turmeric powder and boiled and mashed potatoes and cook for a minute on a low flame.

• Add coriander leaves and lemon juice, mix well. Switch off the flame and allow the mixture to cool down completely.

• Make equal sized round balls of the potato mixture.

To make the Batata vadas

• Heat oil for deep frying the vada.

• 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 or coriander chutney and with green chillies.