Rajgiri ka Batata Vada
Rajgiri batata vada- Crisp and delicious potato and Amaranth flour dumplings/Vrat ka khana
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: fasting recipe, snacks/starters
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine
Keyword: batata vada, fasting recipe, rajgiri, Vrat ka batata vada
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 370kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi
For Making the vada
- 3 Potatoes / Aloo boiled
- 1.5 tsp Green chilies/Hari Mirch chopped
- 1.5 tsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
- 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
- 1.5 tsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
- 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder / Kali Mirch
- 1.5 tsp Raisins chopped
- 1 tbsp Cashew Nuts / Kaju chopped-
- 2 tsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- to taste Salt / Namak
For the batter
- 1 cup Amaranth flour/Rajgiri flour
- 3/4 tsp Pepper Powder / Kali Mirch
- 3/4 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- Pinch of Asafoetida / Hing powder
- To taste Salt / Namak
Peel and mash boiled potatoes in a bowl.
Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a heavy bottom pan and add 1tsp of cumin seeds.
Now add pinch of asafoetida and chopped chilies in the pan and stir .
Add ginger,mashed potato,cashews,raisins,salt and pepper powder and stir fry for a minute
Add lemon juice or mango powder and fresh coriander,mix well and remove from the flame.
Let it cool down a bit and then make small balls of equal size.
In a big and wide bowl add rajgiri ka atta.
Add salt,pepper powder,cumin seeds,asafoetida in rajgiri flour.
Add water to make a medium thick batter of coating consistency.
Heat enough oil/ghee in a deep and wide pan.
Now dip the potato balls in the batter and drop gently in hot oil.
Deep fry vadas on medium heat till golden and crisp.
Serve hot with kiwi and mint chutney and any tangy dip
Calories: 370kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 979mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 42IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 6mg