Batata Wada

Batata Wada

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb potatoes
• 4 (chopped finely) onions medium
• 2 cups (besan) Bengal gram flour
• 4 green chillies
• A small piece ginger
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp grated coconut
• Sugar to taste
• Juice of one lime
• coriander leaves A few sprigs (chopped)
• oil for deep frying
• 3 tsp mustard seeds
• 3 tsp turmeric powder
• 3 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 Cup of soda bi carb (baking soda)
• salt as per taste

Directions

1. Boil potatoes, peel and slightly mash.
2. Blend together the green chillies, garlic and ginger to a fine paste.
3. Mix together the Potato, onions, ginger and garlic chilli paste, coriander leaves, Sugar, lime juice and salt to taste.
4. Heat a little oil and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
5. When the mustard crackles, remove from heat and add to the Potato mixture and mix well.
6. Make a smooth batter with the Bengal gram flour, salt to taste, cumin seeds,red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
7. Add a teaspoon of hot oil when making the batter. Let the batter remain thick.
8. Divide the Potato mixture into equal sized portions, the size of a lemon.
9. Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry till golden brown in color.