Batata vada is one of the most popular mumbai snacks. My mom & mausi prepares it with a little difference. But I learnt this version of batata vada from one of the thane restaurants in mumbai.I still relish gajanan batata wada & KUNJ VIHAR vada pav in thane
Last week I happened to see batata vada recipe on a famous marathi channel I felt like having them too, but preferred doing it at home than going out in cold.
Ingredients
6-8 medium sized boiled potatoes
1 small piece ginger,
4-5 flakes garlic,
4-5 (or more) green chilies,
1 teaspoon turmeric powder,
8-10 curry leaves,
2 teaspoon mustard seeds,
1/4 tsp asafoetida,
Cover
2 cups gram flour (besan),
approx. 1 cup water,
1 tsp turmeric powder,
1 tsp chili powder(optional),
Method
1.Grind ginger, garlic and green chilies together into a paste.
2.Peel and mash potatoes with a potato masher (or simply use hands). Do not mash completely. Let some small chunks remain.
3.Add ginger, garlic and green chili paste, coriander leaves, and salt to the potatoes.
4.Put 1 tbsp oil in a pan/kadai. Add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add turmeric powder and curry leaves. Pour this tempering over the mashed potatoes and mix gently.
5.Make small balls of mashed potato mixture. (You can flatten the balls if you like)
6.Add some salt, turmeric powder and chili powder to the gram flour. Add water gradually and keep mixing with a spoon or wire whisk. Remove lumps if any. The batter should not be too watery or too thick. If lifted by a spatula, it should flow in a ribbon like consistency.
7.Heat some oil in a pan. To check if oil is heated enough, drop some batter in the oil. If the batter immediately floats on the surface of the oil, the oil is ready. Also make sure that the oil is not too hot. Else, the vadas turn dark from the outside before they are actually done from the inside.
8.Now dip each ball in the batter, letting the excess batter drip off and slowly add to the hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pan, or the temperature of the oil reduces which in turn slows down the frying process. Like this, fry all the vadas until golden. Remove on a paper towel and drain. Batata Vadas are ready.
9.For Vada Pav, split Pav keeping the base intact and spread lasun-chutney or green chutney inside it. Place the vada in it. Serve hot with fried green chilli.( Marinate washed dried whole green chillies with salt & deep fry them in oil)
Tips and Variations:
1)Instead of adding whole curry leaves, you can grind them along with the ginger- garlic paste to bring out the flavor.
2)Substitute 1 tsp urad dal (split black gram) for mustard seeds in the tempering.
3)Substitute 1/2 cup rice flour for 1/2 cup of gram flour in the cover for crisp vadas.
Last week I happened to see batata vada recipe on a famous marathi channel I felt like having them too, but preferred doing it at home than going out in cold.
The batata vadas came out superb. Here is the recipe with step by step pictures of batata wada
Ingredients
Filling
6-8 medium sized boiled potatoes
pav ( A kind of bun, In India it is known as Pav) - If pavs are not available, you can use any other bun. Pick the unsweetened and rough rolls.
1/2 cup cilantro/coriander leaves (chopped)
1/2 lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
Salt as required
1/2 lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
Salt as required
Masala
1 small piece ginger,
4-5 flakes garlic,
4-5 (or more) green chilies,
Tempering
1 teaspoon turmeric powder,
8-10 curry leaves,
2 teaspoon mustard seeds,
1/4 tsp asafoetida,
1 tbsp oil
2 cups gram flour (besan),
approx. 1 cup water,
1 tsp turmeric powder,
1 tsp chili powder(optional),
salt to taste
•oil for frying
3.Add ginger, garlic and green chili paste, coriander leaves, and salt to the potatoes.
4.Put 1 tbsp oil in a pan/kadai. Add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add turmeric powder and curry leaves. Pour this tempering over the mashed potatoes and mix gently.
6.Add some salt, turmeric powder and chili powder to the gram flour. Add water gradually and keep mixing with a spoon or wire whisk. Remove lumps if any. The batter should not be too watery or too thick. If lifted by a spatula, it should flow in a ribbon like consistency.
8.Now dip each ball in the batter, letting the excess batter drip off and slowly add to the hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pan, or the temperature of the oil reduces which in turn slows down the frying process. Like this, fry all the vadas until golden. Remove on a paper towel and drain. Batata Vadas are ready.
9.For Vada Pav, split Pav keeping the base intact and spread lasun-chutney or green chutney inside it. Place the vada in it. Serve hot with fried green chilli.( Marinate washed dried whole green chillies with salt & deep fry them in oil)
Tips and Variations:
1)Instead of adding whole curry leaves, you can grind them along with the ginger- garlic paste to bring out the flavor.
2)Substitute 1 tsp urad dal (split black gram) for mustard seeds in the tempering.
3)Substitute 1/2 cup rice flour for 1/2 cup of gram flour in the cover for crisp vadas.
4)If you have leftover plain yellow dal, mash and add a little bit into the batter for crisp cover.
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