Batata Vada

• 500 grams potatoes
• 1 boiling water to cook potatoes
• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds, black
• 5 curry leaves
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 2 1/2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp cilantro finely chopped
• 2 tsp oil
• 1 salt to taste
• 3 green chilies finely chopped/ or half teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/3 cup sliced green onion
• 200 grams gram flour
• 1 water as needed
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin
• 1 pinch bicarbonate soda
• 1/2 tsp hot oil
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 tsp cheyene pepper powder or red pepper flakes

1. Boil potatoes till tender lightly mash set aside
2. Heat oil add mustard seed when they crackle add curry leaves
3. Add the rest of the tempering ingredients except cilantro cook 3 minutes but dont let the mixture burn
4. Add the tempering to the mashed potatoes, along with the chopped cilantro
5. Form tempering and potatoes Into golf ball sized balls set aside
6. Mix batter not thick and not thin at the end of ingredients add bicarbonate at the end when batter is right adding hot oil lastmix quickly
7. Heat oil for deep frying
8. dip each ball in the batter and deep fry until golden brown in color.

boiling water, black, curry, turmeric, ginger paste, garlic, cilantro, oil, salt, green chilies, green onion, gram flour, water, ground cumin, bicarbonate soda, hot oil, salt, pepper

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/365043-batata-vada (may not work)