Gujarati Bateta Vada

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Category: Cocktails & Appetizers | Blog URL: http://korasoi.blogspot.com/2009/11/bateta-vada-and-few-extras-just-for-you.html

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Photo: Sanjana Modha

Ingredients

Ingredients for the potato mixture:

2 cups potatoes, boiled and mashed roughly (try to use the floury kind of potato)

Zest and juice from one lemon

Zest from one lime

1/2 cup coriander, chopped

1 red chilli, minced

1 green chilli, minced

1/2 cup spring onions, sliced finely

2 tablespoons ginger, minced

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon powder

1/4 cup pomegranate seeds (I used them because they're in season at the moment but if yo

1/4 cup carrots, finely grated

Salt to taste

Instant mashed potato powder (if required)

Sunflower oil to deep fry

For the Batter:

1 cup chickpea flour (besan)

cup rice flour (or self raising flour)

1 1/2 cups cold water

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Salt to taste

Preparation

Mix together all of the ingredients for the spiced potatoes. Try to make a soft, not sticky mouldable mixture with the potatoes. If your mixture is too moist add some instant mashed potato powder.

Roll the potatoes into ping-pong sized balls and refrigerate for half an hour.

In a separate bowl make your batter and allow it to rest for twenty minutes.

Heat sunflower oil in a wok or deep pan.

Dip the potato balls in the batter mixture and quickly and carefully drop them into the hot oil. Fry on a medium heat until golden brown all over.

Remove from the pan and place on a paper towel to absorb any excess oil.

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Permalink Shivali Shukla Modha
December 7, 2009

Hmm lovely... the photos look good enough to eat :) love your food and love your passion :) Your a winner to me :) Best of luck love Bhabhi

Permalink Kathy Gori
December 12, 2009

Brilliant!

Permalink Divina
December 20, 2009

I would love to try the recipe if I have all the ingredients. Sanjana could make this for me if we're neighbors. :D

Permalink Helen Pitlick
December 22, 2009

These look really, really good. And they're vegan, so I can eat them! Yay! Really like the addition of pomegranate seeds- so pretty.

Permalink Suresh Modha
December 23, 2009

Wow ... just delicious........

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It’s a fact. Gujarati’s can’t get enough of these crispy, spicy, soft little things! My recipe is one we traditionally make at home. I love the deep aromatic blend of citrus, chilli, coriander, ginger and cinnamon which is balanced with a delicate sweetness. Bateta Vada are really popular at parties and are great for snacking; you know they’ve gone down well when you’re left with an empty platter which had stacked a hundred of them! This is usually the case at our house. For this reason, I think they are perfect for Christmas get-togethers. A party snack filled with cinnamon spiced mashed potatoes and then deep fried in a crispy batter- What more could you want? (Please don’t say sausage rolls).

If you like mashed potatoes you’re going to love these (because they’re way better!)