Batata Vada

Name: Batata Vada
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 or 5 green chiles, stemmed and chopped; 6 cloves garlic; 1-inch (2½-cm) piece fresh ginger, chopped; 6 small potatoes; 1 teaspoon red chile powder; 1½ cups (150 grams) besan (chickpea/gram flour); ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; 4 teaspoons plus 1 quart (800 ml) vegetable oil; Pinch of baking soda; 1 tablespoon table salt; ½ teaspoon mustard seeds; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 10 to 12 fresh curry leaves

Batter-fried potato dumplings

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

I am not sure which sells more in Mumbai—batata vadas or McDonald’s hamburgers. But given a choice I would go for batata vadas laced with dry red garlic chutney.

Ingredients

6 small potatoes
1-inch (2½-cm) piece fresh ginger, chopped

Asia
India
Mumbai
Starter
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Wash and scrub the potatoes well. Put 4 cups (800 ml) water in a deep saucepan and place over medium heat. When the water begins to boil, add the potatoes and cook, covered, for 25