Batata naral wadi | Batatyachi Vadi recipe

As a teenager I never liked to get involved in making sweets  except tilgul laddos & karanjis. I found the process  tiresome.    However i enjoyed eating them  .One such recipe is potato barfi /batatyachi wadi /batata naral wadi    .Potato means batata in marathi & wadi /vadi means fudge/BARFI .Batata Burfi is an easy to make sweet and a quick recipe too.  You can have it as a dessert or as a sweet snack or just like that.

 It has a shelf life of about 10-15 days so you can make in advance and keep it ready to serve when needed. In hot summer days you can keep it for about a week.

Mom prepares a wide range of wadis like naralachi wadi  ,beetroot wadi,matarchi wadi/tomato vadi/AMBYACHI vadi   .
 

.Again moms recipe .So here we go    .

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Ingredients:


2 cup boiled potato smashed finely( ukadlela batatycha lagda)
1 cup fresh wet coconut grated /ola khobra
2 cup sugar(less or more as per your taste)
2 tablespoon clarified butter(ghee,toop)
1 teaspoon cardamom powder
Slices of almond & pista/tutti fruity for garnish

Method:

1.Smash boiled potatoes finely in a bowl. Mix grated coconut
Keep non-stick pan on medium heat,add half tsp ghee .Let it melt and add grated coconut,boiled mashed potato, sugar roast it for 5 mins. keep stirring continuously.Keep a close watch on it or the mixture will burn in two seconds.

2.After half an hour(or more) you will see  mixture & will get converted in form of a lump (gola).Add cardamom powder,keep stirring at least for another 2-3 minutes.It should not be total dry or thin,should be thick and sticky too.

3.Now turn off the heat and take one plastic sheet and apply some ghee on it .Place the mixture on it with spoon.Place another plastic sheet on it and spread down all the mixture evenly(1 inch thick) with the help of a rolling pin . second plastic is placed so that mixture doesnt stick to rolling pin while spreading it .

4. With help of knife make cuts on the mixture to form diamond shape/rhombus shaped wadis .You can even use different shaped moulds to cut the vadis Place sliced badam or pista or tuti fruity on each wadi.



5.Let it cool down for say 2-3 hrs.Take out all pieces & enjoy.

6.They stay fresh outside in an airtight container for 4-5 days  after that they must be refrigerated.

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