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Batata vada recipe | surti batata vada recipe | how to make Gujarati batata vada

Author Nehas Cook Book
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Snack, Street Food
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 

For batter

  • 1 cup besan - gram flour
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • Pinch of hing
  • 1/8 tsp or pinch of baking soda
  • 1 tsp hot oil
  • ¾ cup water

For aloo masala

  • 4 medium size or 500 grm boiled potatoes
  • 6-7 spicy green chilli - as per your taste
  • 2 inch ginger
  • ½ cup chopped green garlic - white and green part
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • Pinch of hing
  • 8-9 curry leaves
  • 1 cup chopped coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ tsp black salt
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

Other ingredient

  • Oil for deep frying
  • Serve with onion slices - fried chillies and lemon pieces

Instructions

Making besan batter

  • in a mixing bowl, add the besan, turmeric powder, hing, and salt and mix well.
  • add water gradually to make a smooth batter making sure there should not be any lumps.
  • Use a whisk to whisk the batter nicely, whisk for at least 4-5 minutes, and makes sure the consistency of the batter should not be too thick or too thin, it should be in flowy consistency.
  • Once whisked well, let the batter rest for a minimum time of 20 minutes.

Making aloo masala

  • In a mixing bowl, mash boiled potatoes and keep them aside.
  • In a mixture jar, add green chili, ginger, and green garlic. Without adding water Grind it into coarse paste.
  • Now in a pan, add oil, cumin seeds, curry leaves, and hing. Sauté for a minute.
  • Then add grinded ginger, garlic, and green chili paste. Sauté it.
  • Switch off the gas and add green masala to the boiled potatoes.
  • Also add coriander leaves, salt to taste, black salt, garam masala, sugar, and lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Aloo masala is ready.
  • Make a round shape ball from the masala and keep it aside.

Making batata vada

  • Set oil on medium heat for deep frying.
  • Now add baking soda and hot oil into the besan batter. Whisk the batter once again & further coat the masala with the besan batter.
  • Add coated vada balls in hot oil for deep frying, deep fry in hot oil on medium flame until they are crispy & golden brown.
  • Now drain off over wire rack and fry all vada into the same way.
  • Enjoy batata vada with lemon juice, fried chili, and onion slices.

Notes

  • the batter has to pour consistency and medium thick coated the backside of the spoon very well.
  • rest batter for 20 minutes so gram flour is properly soaked.
  • coarsely grind chili, ginger, and green garlic.
  • sauté green garlic till its raw smell goes away and becomes soft.
  • fry batata vada on medium flame.