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Batata Vada (Potato Dumplings)

batata-vada

Ingredients (Serves 8)

  • - 500 gm: Potatoes
  • - Oil for deep frying

For Tempering

  • - 10 gm: Ginger
  • - 10 gm: Garlic
  • - 10 gm: Green chillies
  • - 02 gm: Curry leaves
  • - 05 gm: Mustard seeds
  • - 05 gm: Turmeric powder
  • - 03 gm: Red chilli powder
  • - 10 gm: Coriander leaves
  • - 1 : Lemon
  • - Salt

For Batter

  • - 200 gm: Gram flour
  • - 05 gm: Red chilli powder
  • - 05 gm: Turmeric
  • - 03 gm: Crushed cumin
  • - 02 gm: bi-carb
  • - Salt
  • - Water

Method

  • - Cook potatoes until soft, peel and mash coarsely. Chop or crush together green chillies, garlic, ginger and coriander leaves.
  • - Using the mentioned ingredients make a thick batter.
  • - Heat oil and add mustard seeds after they crackle add the curry leaves.
  • - Mix in all the rest of the tempering ingredients and add to the mashed potatoes.
  • - Divide the potato mixture into equal sized portions, approximately the size of a lemon.
  • - Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry until golden brown in colour.
  • - Serve hot with a chutney.