BATATA VADA ( Kugan)

BATATA VADA

Ingredients:

The Filling:

5 potatoes boiled till ¾ cooked
1 onion chopped fine
3 green chillies chopped fine
1 tbs ginger garlic paste
¼ tsp tumeric powder

½ tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
¼ tsp cumin seeds
Little coriander leaves chopped
Little curry leaves chopped
Salt to taste
lime juice to taste

For Batter:
1 cup besan flour
¼ cup rice flour
½ tsp red chillie powder
A pinch of cooking soda
A pinch of asafetida powder
Little salt
Oil for frying.

Method:
Peel and mash the potatoes well.
In a pan add 1 tsp of oil, when hot, add in the mustard seeds,
and cumin seeds. Fry a bit, add in the onions, green chillies
ginger garlic paste , and curry leaves , sauté for a little while.

Add the salt, tumeric powder and combine.
Add the mashed potatoes, and combine and cook for a minute.
Add the coriander leaves, and lime juice, and turn off the heat.
Mix all well, shape the into lime sized balls and keep them aside.

Mix all the ingredients in the batter section, except the oil.
Add enough water to make a thick batter. A bit thicker than dosai consistency.
Heat oil in a wok for deep frying.
Take the ball one at a time and dip in the coating batter.

Slip each one carefully into the hot oil.
Fry them until they turn golden brown.
Serve hot as it is or with any ketchup or chutney.


NOTE:
Aarthii if you want to make vada pav, this is how you do it.

How to assemble Vada Pav:

Cut pav bread horizontally in the center. Spread a tsp of green
chutney and garlic chutney (optional) on one of the halves of the pav,
layer with onion slices, place a batata vada and cover with the other
half of pav. Gently press using your palm and serve along with lemon
wedges.