Batata Wada

 Batata Wada

The name Batata(in Marathi) means Potato in English.

Batata wada is popular Indian fast food in Maharashtra,India.

Batata wada has gained a place in heart of Indians all over the country.

Spiced mashed potatoes are dipped in chickpea batter, deep fried to a golden shade... It's yummy..

This is one of my all time favorite.

So, let's start.

Ingredients:

1/2 kg Potato

1 tea spoon red chili powder

1 tea spoon mustard seeds

1 tea spoon turmeric powder

10-15 cloves of garlic

1 Inch ginger

7-8 green chillies

7-8 curry leaves(kadi patta)

Juice of 1 lemon

salt to taste

Sugar to taste

1 cup Bengal gram(Chickpea) flour (Besan)

2 table spoon oil

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder

Water as required

salt to taste

Method :

1. Boil and peel potatoes and roughly mash them.
2. Grind ginger, garlic cloves, green chillies and add this mixture into mashed potatoes.
3. Add lemon juice,sugar and salt into potato mixture.
4. Heat oil in a pan and add mustrad seeds. Once it starts popping, add curry leaves,asfoetida,turmeric powder.
5. Pour this oil mixture into mashed potato and mix well.
6. Shape the potato mixture into small balls and keep it aside.
7. Add some salt, turmeric powder and chili powder to the bengal gram flour. Add water gradually and keep mixing with a spoon or wire whisk. Remove lumps if any. The batter should not be too watery or too thick. If lifted by a spatula, it should flow in a ribbon like consistency.
8. Add 2 tablespoon hot oil into batter.
9. Heat some oil in a pan. To check if oil is heated enough, drop some batter in the oil. If the batter immediately floats on the surface of the oil, the oil is ready. Also make sure that the oil is not too hot. Else, the wadas turn dark from the outside before they are actually done from the inside.
10. Now dip each ball in the batter, letting the excess batter drip off and slowly add to the hot oil. At a time you can fry 4-5 wadas. Do not overcrowd the pan. Like this, fry all the wadas until golden. Remove on a paper towel and drain. Batata Wadas are ready.

Serve hot with Tamarind Chutney/ buttermilk /Chana masala.