Aloo Vada

Aloo Vada is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Aloo Vada by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:


• 2 cups Potatoes (mashed)

• 2 Onions (chopped)

• 1 tsp Green Chillies (chopped)

• 1 tsp Ginger (adrak) (paste)

• 1 tsp Garlic (lehsun) (paste)

• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds (rai/sarson)

• 1 pinch of Asafetida (Hing)

• 1½ tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)

• Oil for deep frying

• Salt to taste

• Ingredients for Batter

• 1 cup Besan (Bengal Gram Flour)

• 1 tsp Turmeric powder (Haldi)


How to make Aloo Vada:

• Mix all ingredients (besan and turmeric powder) of batter to form a dip thick enough to thickly coat back of a spoon. Keep aside.

• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Add asafetida, mustard seeds, green chillies and onions.

• Saute for a couple of minutes till onions turn golden color.

• Add ginger paste, garlic paste, turmeric and salt and saute for a few more minutes; then add the mashed potatoes and cook it for 2 minutes.

• Allow the potato mixture cool down and divide the mixture into 8 portions, shape into round balls and keep aside.

• Heat oil in a frying pan.

• Coat each of the potato balls in the gram flour batter and gradually let it into the oil.

• Deep fry the potato balls until golden brown in color.

• Drain on absorbent paper.


Suggestions:

Serve it hot with tea