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Batata bhajiya recipe | aloo laccha pakora | aloo pakoda

Author Nehas Cook Book
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 

  • 500 grm or 3 cup grated potatoes
  • 3 medium size onion slices
  • 3 green chilli
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 4-5 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • Pinch of hing
  • ½ tsp ajwain
  • Salt to taste
  • Some coriander leaves
  • ½ cup gram flour - Besan
  • ½ cup rice flour
  • Oil for frying

Instructions

  • Take 500 grams or 3 medium-sized potatoes. Peel the potatoes and grate them using a large-hole grater.
  • Wash the grated potatoes well to remove excess starch. Add some water and soak them for 5 minutes.
  • Also, cut 3 medium-sized onions into medium-thick slices. Add a little salt to the onion slices and mix well.
  • Now, in a mixer jar, add 2–3 green chilies, 1-inch ginger, 4–5 garlic cloves, and 1 tsp cumin seeds. Grind them coarsely and keep aside.
  • Then, remove all the water from the grated potatoes and transfer them to a mixing bowl. Add the onion slices, ground green chili-ginger-garlic paste, ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, a pinch of hing, ½ tsp ajwain, salt to taste, and some chopped coriander leaves. Mix everything well.
  • Gradually add ½ cup besan and ½ cup rice flour, and mix until the mixture binds together properly.
  • Heat oil for frying. Lightly wet your hands, take a small portion of the mixture, shape it slightly, and carefully drop it into the hot oil.
  • Fry the bhajiyas on medium flame until they become crispy and golden brown from both sides.
  • Crispy Batata na Bhajiya is ready. Serve hot with chutney.

Notes

  • Grate the potatoes using a large-hole grater.
  • Wash the grated potatoes to remove excess starch.
  • Cut the onion into medium-thick slices.
  • Add the flour gradually until the mixture binds together.
  • Rice flour gives crispiness to the bhajiya.
  • 1 cup of flour is required for 3 cups of grated potatoes.
  • Fry the bhajiya on a medium flame until crispy from the outside.