DEEP FRIED POTATO DUMPLINGS (BATATA VADA)
Cooked potatoes tossed in spices, dipped in a chickpea batter and deep fried. Serve piping hot with ketchup or Recipe #279880. Source: syvumdotcom
Provided by Rhiannon and Matt
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a pan. Add the green chillies and crushed garlic and fry on medium heat for about 2 minutes or just till the raw smell of the garlic is gone. The garlic should remain white in color.
- Add the potato cubes, half the turmeric powder and salt to taste.
- Mix well whilst mashing half of the potatoes with the back of the ladle on medium heat for about 4 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Mix in the coriander leaves.
- Shape the mixture into lemon-sized balls.
- Batter:.
- Mix together the gram flour, red chilli powder, remaining turmeric powder, bicarbonate of soda, asafoetida powder and salt to taste with water just enough to make a thick batter.
- Dip each ball in the batter, then deep fry in hot oil in batches on medium flame until light golden brown in color.
- Remove onto a paper towel to drain.
BATATA VADA (POTATO DUMPLINGS)
This is the poor man's food on the Streets of Mumbai. Costs Rs. 4/- for 2 vadas in 2 loaves of Pav (bread) Garlic and red chilli chutney and fried green chillies :oops: are also used in this tongue teasing sandwich. But you can also have these vadas plain with a chutney or even with sauce. Posting this recipe for a friend.
Provided by Girl from India
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 35m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Cook the potatoes until tender, peel and mash (do not need to mash it completely).
- Heat 1 tsp (or more) oil and add mustard seeds, after they crackle add the curry leaves.
- Add the green chillies, garlic and ginger and the spice powders.
- Do not let the powders burn.
- Add this to the mashed potatoes.
- Squeeze lime and add the cilantro leaves.
- Mix well.
- Make a thinnish batter out of the chick pea flour and all the other ingredients.
- Divide the potato mixture into equal sized portions, approximately the size of a small orange.
- Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry until golden brown in colour.
- Serve hot with a chutney.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 213.6, Fat 2.7, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 35.5, Carbohydrate 38.1, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 5.6, Protein 10
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