POTATO VADA a different version

Potato vada  or Batata vada is a street side snack of Mumbai and liked by all.  Potato vada along with a pav, red and green chutney is a yummy snack which fill your stomach.  Can have with a cup of tea or coffee.  The potato masala is made into small balls and dipped in gram flour batter and deep fried.  The real vada is made as mentioned in the vada pav recipe.

Here I am presenting a different method of making this vada.  Instead of dipping the same in the gram flour batter, the gram flour is mixed with the potato masala and deep fried.

I am sure you will like this version too as it is very delicious.

Now let us look at the recipe:

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Ingredients:

250 gm	potato
40 gm	Gram flour, besan,
1 no	Onion finely chopped
1 no	Green chilli
1tsp	Chopped ginger
Pinch of	Asafetida
2 tbsp	Chopped coriander leaves
½ tsp	Cumin seeds
	Salt as required
2 tbsp	Crushed roasted peanuts
Less than ¼ tsp	Turmeric powder
Oil	For frying
Oil	For applying on your palm
1 tbsp	Rice flour (optional)

Method:

Step 1

Wash and pressure cook the potatoes for 2-3 whistles.  Cool, peel, mash and keep aside. Ensure that there is no water in it.

Step 2

In a mixing bowl,  mix the potato, gram flour, chilli, onion, ginger, asafetida, coriander leaves, cumin seeds, salt, crushed peanuts, turmeric powder.  Keep the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Step 3

Take out the dough from fridge.  Heat oil in kadai.  Grease your palm with oil.  Pinch out lemon size balls from the dough, flatten the same on your palm.  When the oil is hot enough, put the vadas in it and deep fry till golden brown.  Repeat the process  till the dough is over.

How to serve:

Serve hot with chutney, sauce

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 note;  if you feel that the dough is moist and cannot make the vada properly, add rice flour or suji/rava in it.

In order to avoid the situation, you should ensure that there is no water while mashing the potato.