Name: Bateta Vada (Mashed Potato Fritters)
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 g potatoes, peeled, boiled and cooled; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 1½ tsp garam masala; 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds; juice of half a lemon; 1 tsp granulated sugar; 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander; 150 g gram flour; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; vegetable oil for frying; 1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

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By Urvashi Roe

Published 2022

About

Bateta Vada are a classic wedding banquet staple. At weddings they almost always have raisins in them, which I really don’t like, and so this is my simpler version. They are super easy to make and one of the few times I use garam masala.

Ingredients

For the mash

500 g potatoes, peeled, boiled and cooled
1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
1

Method

Mash the potatoes and then add the green chillies, ginger, garam masala, sesame seeds, lemon juice, sugar, salt and coriander and mix together well. Roll the mixture into around 15 balls. I make them just a little larger than a golf ball in size. If you have time, pop them in the fridge to firm up for about 30 minutes.

When you are ready to fry, mix together all the batter ingredients i