Aloo Bonda [ batada vada ]

Ingredients :

For stuffing :

• Cooked potatoes - 1 / 2 kg.
• Minced green chillies - 2 tsps.
• Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
• Chopped tomatoes - 1 / 4 cup
• Salt - as required
• Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 tsp
• Chopped coriander leaves - little
• Oil - for frying
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp

For seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Bengal gram dahl -1 / 2 tsp
• Curry leaves - little

For the batter :

• Bengal gram flour - 1 cup
• Rice flour - 1 / 3 cup
• Salt - as required
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Cooking soda - 2 pinches

[ mix all the ingredients as mentioned and prepare a thick batter by mixing  required water. ]

Method :

Peel outer skin from cooked potatoes. Mash well when it is still warm. Heat oil in a frying pan, add mustard seeds, when it pop add bengal gram dhal fry for few minutes and then add minched chillies, ginger and curry leaves. Then mix mashed potatoes with salt and turmeric. Stir in high flame till moisture is absorbed completely. Squeeze lemon and add coriander leaves and remove from fire. When cools  down make medium sized balls.  Dip the balls one by one in the batter and put in hot oil. [ few at a time ]  Deep fry till golden brown.