Batata Vada Recipe
Batata Vada is a popular Maharashtrian snack made of deep fried potato dumplings covered with chickpea batter.
Recipe Info
Ingredients For Batata Vada Recipe
For the filling
- 3 Medium Sized Potatoes
- 7-8 Curry Leaves
- 2 Green Chillies
- 3 Garlic Cloves
- 1/2 Inch Ginger
- 1/2 Teaspoon Rai (Black Mustard Seeds)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
- 1/4 Teaspoon Heeng (Asafoetida)
- 3 Tablespoon Cooking Oil
- 1 Teaspoon Salt or to taste
For the batter
- 1 Cup Besan (Gram Flour)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
- 1 Teaspoon Salt or to taste
Step By Step Instructions for Batata Vada Recipe
- Add 1-2 tablespoon of oil in a pan and add rai (mustard seeds). When the seeds start to crackle, add curry leaves along with paste of ginger, garlic and green chillies.7-8 Curry Leaves, 2 Green Chillies, 3 Garlic Cloves, 1/2 Inch Ginger, 1/2 Teaspoon Rai (Black Mustard Seeds)
- Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, heeng (asafoetida) and salt to the pan.1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder, 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi), 1/4 Teaspoon Heeng (Asafoetida), 1 Teaspoon Salt
- Boil and mash the potatoes and add the spices mixture to them.3 Medium Sized Potatoes
- Mix all the spices well with the potatoes and cook for a couple of minutes.
- Take gram flour in a mixing bowl and add salt, red chilli powder & turmeric powder to the mixture.1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder, 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi), 1 Teaspoon Salt, 1 Cup Besan (Gram Flour)
- Add roughly 1/2 cup water slowly to get a batter of coating consistency.
- Heat oil in a pan for frying. Make small balls of the potato filling and dip them in the batter.3 Tablespoon Cooking Oil
- Then fry the balls on medium-high flame till they turn golden brown.
- After frying, drain the vadas on an absorbent paper to drain the excess oil. Serve them hot with green chutney, tamarind chutney or tomato ketchup and fried salted chillies.
