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Batata Vada

Serves 5

Ingredients
600 gms of potatoes
1 one inch piece ginger
10-12 cloves of garlic
4-5 green chilies
1 ½ cups of gram flour (besan)
1 tsp of red chili powder
Salt to taste
A pinch of soda bi-carbonate (baking soda)
¼ tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves
Oil to fry

Recipe

  1. Boil, cool, peel and mash the potatoes and keep aside. Make a paste of ginger, garlic and green chilies.
  2. Prepare a thick better of besan with water, red chili powder, salt and soda bi-carbonate. Heat a little oil. Add ginger-garlic-green chili paste.
  3. Add mashed potatoes and turmeric powder and mix well. Add chopped coriander leaves and salt to taste. Let the mixture cool. When cold, form lemon sized balls.
  4. Heat oil in a kadai. Dip the potato balls into the besan batter and deep fry in hot oil till light golden brown.

    Serve hot with chutney or sauce of your choice