Batata Vada

Batata Vada

Ingredients

Potatoes,boiled and mashed        600 grams
Ginger                                       1 inch piece
Garlic                                       10-12 cloves
Green chillies                                4-5
Gram flour (besan)                        1 1/2 cups
Red chilli powder                        1 teaspoon
Soda bicarbonate                        a pinch
Oil                                                1 tablespoon  for deep-frying
Turmeric powder                        1/4 teaspoon
Fresh coriander leaves,chopped       2 tablespoons
Salt                                                 to taste

Method

1. Grind ginger, garlic and green chillies and make a paste.
2. Mix gram flour, red  chilli powder, salt and soda bicarbonate and make a thick paste.
3. Heat  oil in a pan.
4. Add ginger-garlic-green chilli paste and sauté for a minute.
5. Add the mashed potatoes and turmeric powder and mix well..Add coriander leaves and salt. Let the mixture cool and then form into lemon sized balls.
6. . Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Dip the potato balls in the gram flour batter and deep fry till light golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
7. Serve hot with lehsun chutney . 

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