How to cook batata vada (potato dumplings)
This is a vegan snack that is moderately easy to prepare. It's light and is an excellent way to use leftover mash potato. However a coarsely mash is better for this vada.Enjoy with coriander chutney
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INGREDIENTS
Gather your potatoes.Peel the skin and wash it.
Quarter the potatoes and place in a pot of water. Boil the potatoes.Drain and keep aside
I am using asafetida or hing which is a resin from a tree in block form.You may use powder as well. I am powdering 1tspn and splitting 1/2 tspn for the batter an using 1/2 tspn for the filling.
This is the powder form.It has aroma and flavor of onion and garlic.
In a hot pot I heat some oil and add black mustard seeds.
After it has crackled I add the curry leaves to the hot oil.
I remove 1/2 tspn of asafetida from the mortar and add garlic,ginger and green chilli and form a paste.
Add the paste to the hot pot and stir
Add the boiled potatoes and lightly mash it. Season salt to taste and as an option a dash of amchoor or mango powder for sourness.
Mix well. Mixture should be soft yet firm to form into balls. Add chopped corriander leaves.
Meanwhile for the batter- add besan flour,corn flour, salt,asafetida,turmeric and chilli powder. Add water and mix into a smooth pouring consistency batter.
Form the filling to balls like so
Heat vegetable oil in a wok
Enjoy with coriander & mint chutney or date and tamarind chutney.
- 600.0g Potatoes
- 3.0 Clove garlic
- 3.0 Green chilli
- 1.0in Grate ginger
- 1.0 Sprig curry leaves
- 1.0bnch Corriander leaves
- 1/2tsp Black mustard seeds
- 1.0Tbsp Vegetable oil
- 1.0c Chickpea (Besan) flour
- 1.0Tbsp Corn flour
- 1.0tsp Asafetida
- 1.0tsp Turmeric powder
- 1.0tsp Chilli powder
- 1.0tsp Bicarbonate soda
- Salt to taste