Batata Vada

Ingredients

 * 500 gm potatoes
 * oil for deep frying

Tempering

 * 05 gm mustard seeds
 * 02 gm curry leaves
 * 05 gm turmeric powder
 * 03 gm red chilli powder
 * 10 gm green chillies
 * 10 gm ginger
 * 10 gm garlic
 * 1 lime
 * 10 gm coriander leaves
 * salt

Batter

 * 200 gm gram flour
 * water
 * 05 gm red chilli powder
 * 05 gm turmeric
 * 3 gm crushed cumin
 * salt
 * 2 gm soda bi-carb

Directions

 * 1) Cook the potatoes until soft, peel and mash coarsely.
 * 2) Chop or crush together the green chillies, garlic, ginger and the coriander leaves.
 * 3) Using the mentioned ingredients make a thick batter.
 * 4) Heat oil and add mustard seeds, after they crackle add the curry leaves.
 * 5) Mix in all the rest of the tempering ingredients and add to the mashed potatoes.
 * 6) Divide the potato mixture into equal sized portions, approximately the size of a lemon.
 * 7) Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry until golden brown in colour.
 * 8) Serve hot with a chutney.