Batata Vada
The all-time favorite Mumbai Street food, Batata Vada. Golden, crispy, and packed with flavor—this classic batata vada is the perfect comfort snack! Enjoy our version of the humble Batata Vada and replace the oily hotel bought vadas with these yummy homemade vadas.
Preparation Time
20 minutes
Soaking Time
Nil
Cooking Time
10 minutes
Makes
10 small / 4 big
INGREDIENTS
- 3 potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed
- ½ tbsp oil
- ½ tsp rai (mustard seeds)
- ½ tsp cumin seeds ( jeera)
- ½ tbsp ginger , green chilli paste
- 4 kadi pata (curry leaves )
- 3 tbsp chopped onions
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- ¼ tsp red chilli powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp chopped coriander
- ½ cup besan
- ¼ cup water
- Salt to taste
- Pinch of turmeric
- Tamarind chutney
- Green Chutney
- Peanut Powder
For the besan mixture -
Oil for deep frying
Oil for your hands
To Serve
METHOD
- In a vessel, heat the oil, add the mustard seeds, jeera, green ginger chilli paste and sauté for 15 seconds
- Add the onions, haldi, garam masala, curry leaves and sauté for 15 seconds.
- Add the mashed potatoes, coriander, red chilli powder and salt to taste and cook for 2 minutes.
- Allow the mixture to cool.
- Mix all the ingredients together.
- Oil your hands and make rounds of the potato filling.
- Heat the oil for frying.
- Place the potato rounds in the besan mixture and deep fry until golden brown.
- Serve hot with green chutney, chilli powder, ketchup or tamarind chutney
