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Description
This recipe is very easy to prepare and taste amazing. This is a traditional Maharashtrian recipe and being prepared in many households as a side dish or snacks. Potatoes are available throughout the year and consumed every day in the form of pakora, bhaji, kapa etc. Baking soda can also be used while preparing this dish. This is most loved snack in Maharashtra and available on each and every hotel and roadside food stalls. It is popularly called as “batatyachi bhaji” or “pakora.”
Cooking Time
Preparation Time : 10
Cook Time : 10
Total Time : 20
Ingredients
Serves 4
Potato medium– Peeled and sliced 2 nos
Gram Flour / Besan 1 cups
Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
Garam masala 1 tsp
Asafoetida 1/2 tsp
Oil for Frying 2 cups
Salt - to taste 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves finely chopped 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Water to make a thick batter and for potato slices. 2 1/4 cups
Directions
Wash, peel and slice potatoes. In a large bowl take 2-3 cups water, add salt and transfer potato slices. Keep aside for 10 minutes.
In a bowl, take gram flour, asafoetida, salt, red chili powder, coriander leaves, cumin seeds, and garam masala. Mix well.
Add water slowly at a time and make a thick batter.
Heat oil in a pan or wok.
Dip potato slices into the batter, coat properly from all the sides and fry on low- medium flame until golden and crisp.
Serve hot with dal rice or any dip or chutney as a snack.