BREAD STUFFED BATATA VADA

On a heavy rainy day, craving for something and what could be the better way to enjoy the cool breeze of air with warm  batata vada with spicy mint chutney and tangy imli ki chutney???? But here twisted the recipe and tried to make something innovative. Here in my recipe I made the batata vada in appe pan which is healthy way to cook. But this is not the twist, stuffed this whole batata vada in a bread slice and then fried it…….!!!! Yes, you heard it right…..all my family and friends surprised to see this innovation. So do try when the weather is so dull, nothing but a couple of hot bondas plus a cup of tea or coffee can make you refreshed…..!!!

INGREDIENTS:

4-5 Bread Slices

Maida batter [1 tablespoon Maida/ All Purpose Flour + Water]

For Making Vada:

3-4 Potatoes, boiled

1 Onion, Chopped finely

2-3 Green Chillies, chopped

1 tablespoon Coriander, chopped finely

1 teaspoon Ginger- Garlic Paste

½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder

Salt as needed

1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds

1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds

A pinch of Asafoetida

1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Oil [see notes]

For Making Besan Batter:

1 Cup Besan Flour [gram flour/ chickpea flour]

Salt as per required

1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder

½ teaspoon Carom Seeds

Oil for frying

METHOD:

For making Potato bhaji:[see notes]

STEP 1 – Boil potatoes, peel them and make uneven pieces with your hands.

STEP 2 – Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and asafoetida in it. Let them crackle.

STEP 3 – Now add chopped green chillies, onion and ginger- garlic paste in it. Mix well and sauté it till the raw smell of ginger, garlic and onion vanish.

STEP 4 – Add turmeric powder and salt in it and mix well.

STEP 5 – Now add potatoes in it and give a nice stir. Cook it for 3-4 minutes.

STEP 6 – Switch off the flame and add chopped coriander. Transfer it in another plate and let it cool.

STEP 7 – After cooling it, use small amount of it and make small lemon sized balls with it.

Making Besan Batter:

STEP 1 – Mix all the ingredients for batter and make a fine, lump free batter with water. Keep it aside.

How to proceed:

STEP 1 – Now coat the potato balls with the besan batter.

STEP 2 – Heat a appe pan on low flame.

STEP 3 – Grease it with oil, drop the batata vada in each of the hole.

STEP 4 – Cook them well from all sides.

Flip it with the help of spoon or skewer and cook from other side. Cook if evenly.

STEP 5 – When done well golden coloured, remove from appe pan.

STEP 6 – Remove the sides from the bread slice.

STEP 7 – Take one bread slice and deep it in water for 1 second and remove.

STEP 8 – Remove it and squeeze it in between your palms and remove excess water from it.

STEP 9 – Now put one vada in the center

and close all the sides.

STEP 10 – Like this make all the vadas. Deep them in maida batter .

STEP 11 – Heat oil in wide pan, deep fry the vadas till golden in colour.

At one time only drop 2-3 vada in kadai.

STEP 12 – Drain excess oil on kitchen towel and serve.

Serve hot bread stuffed batata vada with spicy mint chutney, tangy tamarind chutney. 

NOTES: * Here I only shared the recipe of batata bhaji without pictures. If you want a detail recipe with step-by-step pictures then it is already shared in my blog as " SUKKI BATATA BHAJI".