Ingredients

• 4 - potatoes, medium sized
• 1 - onion, medium size (finely chopped)
• 1/4 cup - peas
• 3 - green chillies (finely chopped)
• A little coriander leaves
• A few mint leaves
• 2 tsp - red chilli powder
• 1 tbsp - corn flour
• salt
• 150g - gram flour
• 1 pinch - soda
• 1 cup - water
• oil to deep fry

How to Make Aloo Vada

• Boil, peel and finely mash the potatoes.
• Put all ingredients except gram flour, soda and water into the mashed potatoes and mix well.
• Make 10-12 balls of even size.
• Make batter with gram flour, soda, salt and water.
• Heat the oil for deep frying.
• Dip every ball into the gram flour batter and fry in hot oil on a medium flame till it becomes crisp and attains a light brown tinge.
• Drain it on a kitchen paper.
• Serve hot with green and tamarind chutneys or tomato sauce.