4inBatata Vada/Aloo vadarecipe link recipe note below
4Pav Buns
1/2cupGreen chutney
1/2cupRed Garlic chutney
4-6green chillies
1tspOil
1Tbsp Butter
Batata Vada Recipe Ingredients
500gm Potatoes boiled and mashed
1teaspoon ginger grated
1 teaspoon green chillies chopped
4 - 5 tablespoon coriander leaves
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
200gm gram flour
1teaspoon1 teaspoon chaat masala powder
1/4teaspoonturmeric powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
to taste salt
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
Instructions
In a non-stick pan, heat 1 tsp of oil and add green chilies. stir it well cover it (must because chilis can burst otherwise) cook for a minute on slow heat and switch off the heat.
Slit the pav buns in the middle and apply little amount of butter in the middle of every bun.
Just don’t open the buns completely it should be attached to one side completly.
Now just open up the pav a little and cook it on a hot skillet or tava.
To assemble apply green chutney and red chilli garlic chutney in the pav.
place a batata vada along with fried green chili on the side and enjoy the taste of Mumbai street food Vada pav in home.
How to Make Batata Vada
In a mixing bowl, Mix gram flour, a pinch of teaspoon turmeric powder, 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder and salt to taste. Add water and whisk it into a smooth and thick consistency batter.
Heat 1 & 1/2 tbsp. oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. Once they start spluttering, add coriander leaves. Add the ginger and chopped chillies. Saute it for a minute.
Now add coriander powder and chaat masala, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix it well. Add 2 tablespoons of water and add coarsely mashed potatoes.
Keep the potato filling aside and let it cool.
Make 8 equal sized balls of potato filling, now dip these balls and coat these balls into the gram flour batter we made.
Now drop these batter coated balls in the hot oil very carefully and fry them on medium-high heat. when they are golden brown from all side, with the help of a slotted spoon take them out of the pan onto a plate lined with a kitchen napkin.
Serve them hot with coriander mint chutney and spicy fried green chilli.