Batate vada | Potato vada | Aloo bonda

Vada pav (Indian burger) is very popular Indian vegetarian fast food Or snack in India.It literally means potato fritters. It consist of a potato mash patty coated with chickpea flour, then deep fried and served hot with chutney. 

Ingredients:

For batter-

1 cup besan (chickpea flour) 

3/4 to 1 cup water

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Pinch of baking soda

Baking and spices-

2 tsp oil

1/4 tsp Musturd seeds

1/4 tsp cumin seeds

Pinch of hing/ asafoetida

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

1 tbsp cilantro/coriander

2-3 green chillies

1 pinch hing

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp lemon juice/amchur powder

How to make:

• In a pan, heat 2 tsp oil. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste. Saute for few seconds. Add boiled mashed potatoes. Add lemon juice and salt to taste. 

• Mix it well. Let it cool down. 

• Then make a small balls. 

Keep aside. 

• Then make a besan batter. In a bowl add besan, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, salt,water and make mediam consistency batter. (Not to much thin nor thick) 

• Add pinch of baking soda and mix it well. 

• Put on potato ball into besan batter. It should be coated completely with Besan batter. Now drop it into hot oil. 

• Deep fry until golden brown. 

• Spread green chutney inside the bun/pav.place 1 vada and vada pav is ready.