Aloo Vada
by archanagk
29 Nov 2001
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Aloo Vada recipe - How to make Aloo Vada
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2 cups boiled and roughly mashed potatoes
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tsp chopped green chillies
1 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
1 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste
Ingredients for Batter
1 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
oil for deep frying
salt to taste
Method
- Mix all ingredients 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 asafoetida, mustard seeds, green chillies and onions. saute for a couple of minutes till onions are soft and light golden color.
- Add ginger paste, garlic paste, turmeric and salt and sauté for a few more minutes; then add the mashed potatoes and sauté for a couple of 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 wok for deep frying
- Coat each of the potato balls in the gram flour batter and gradually let it into the oil and deep fry until golden brown in color.
- Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot
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