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Rajgiri ka Batata Vada

Rajgiri batata vada- Crisp and delicious potato and Amaranth flour dumplings/Vrat ka khana

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
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
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

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

Instructions

  • 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