Low Calorie Recipes- Batata Vada

Ingredients :

For The Vadas

Boiled , peeled and mashed potatoes	2 cups
Oil	2 tsp
Mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)	a pinch
Curry leaves (kadi patta)	4 to 5
Asafetida (hing)	a pinch
Ginger-green chilli paste	1 1/2 tsp
Garlic (lehsun) paste	1 tsp
Turmeric powder (haldi)	1/4 tsp
Chopped coriander (dhania)	1 tbsp
Lemon juice	1 tsp
Salt	to taste

For The Batter

Besan (Bengal gram flour)	1/2 cup
Chili powder	1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder (haldi)	1/4 tsp
Asafetida (hing)	a pinch
Salt	to taste

Other Ingredients

Oil for cooking

3/4 tsp

Directions :

For the vadas

• Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and add the mustard seeds.
• When the seeds crackle, add the curry leaves and asafetida and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
• Add the ginger-green chili paste and garlic paste and again sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
• Add the potatoes, turmeric powder, coriander, lemon juice and salt, mix well cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes. Keep aside to cool.

For the batter

• Combine all the ingredients together in a bowl, add enough water to make a batter of pouring consistency. Keep aside

• Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions and shape them into flat round wadas. Keep aside.
• Dip each vada in the batter and place them in a hot broad non-stick pan.
• Cover and cook on a slow flame for 3 to 4 minutes, using 1/8 tsp of oil.
• Turn upside down, cover again and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or till they turn golden brown in colour.
• Serve hot with dry garlic chutney or whole wheat pav. this is one of the indian low calorie recipes.