Sunday, June 3, 2018

Rajma Batata Vada/Kidney Beans & Potato Fritter in Appe Pan

You all might know about the popular street food aka Batata Vada. Its one of the most famous fast food in Maharashtra. These batata vadas are nothing but potato fritters. The name Batata comes from Portuguese who brought potatoes to India. Its a deep fried food which calls for mashed and spiced potato ball which is later coated with chickpea flour,served along with chutney. Batata vada is served typically with green chillies and with varieties of chutneys. Batata vadas is often eaten in form of Vada pav. Its also an another popular street food. Though this potato fritter is prepared usually with mashed potatoes, i tried my hands by combining the healthy and protein rich cooked and mashed rajma along with potatoes. And i named my today's post as Rajma batata vada, yes this batata vada tastes extremely delicious and prefect to munch for an evening snacks.

Kidney beans Potato Vada, Rajma Batata Vada

Am running this week's blogging marathon with an interesting theme, my theme for this week is Stuffed dishes. And i kick starting this theme with this nutritious, protein packed Rajma Batata Vada. Apart from adding mashed rajma, this batata vada calls for usual ingredients. Also not to forget that this Rajma batata vada calls for appe pan aka paniyaram pan, yes this cuties are not deep fried. I used Paniyaram pan to make them totally guilt free as appe pan asks for less quantity of oil than the deep fried ones. However if you want to deep fry them, dont hesitate a second. Trust me, you cant just stop yourself munching these vadas. We loved it to the core, though i served these guilt free vadas with sweet chilly sauce.

Rajma Batata Vada, Batata Rajma Vada

2nos Potatoes (big & cooked)
1cup Rajma (cooked & mashed)
1no Onion(chopped finely)
3nos Green chillies (chopped)
1tsp Ginger (grated)
1/4tsp Mustard seeds
1/4tsp Cumin seeds
Chopped coriander leaves
Salt
Oil

For Batter:
1/2cup Gram flour
1/4cup Rice flour
1/2tsp Baking powder
1tsp Ginger garlic paste
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
1/2tsp Red chilly powder
Salt

Oil for deep frying

Heat enough oil,let crack the mustard seeds, cumin seeds.

Immediately add the chopped onions, grated ginger and chopped green chillies,sauté everything for few minutes until the onions turns transculent.

Now add the cooked and mashed potatoes,slightly mashed rajma with salt to the cooking veggies,cook for few minutes.

Finally add the coriander leaves and put off the stove.

Heat the appe pan/paniyaram pan with enough oil.

Kidneybeans & Potato Fritters

Take all the ingredients give for batter in a bowl, add enough water and turn as a thick batter.

Make small balls from the prepared potato-rajma mixture, dip gently in the batter.

Drop gently to the hot appe pan, cook in simmer.

Flip the vadas and cook on both sides until they gets well cooked.

Serve with spicy chutneys or sauces.

Rajma Batata Vada, Vegan Rajma Batata vada.jpg

18 comments:

Nalini's Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

This is such an innovative stuffing and the best part is using the paniyaram Pan for frying.Gulit free snack and would love to gobble few.

Varada's Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Very innovative use of beans to increase nutrition content. Vada looks very appetizing.

CookwithRenu said... Reply To This Comment

Wow so nice...adding rajma to the potato is such a healthy option...looks yum...you posted vada...I posted vada chutney..let's party :-)

Sowmya :) said... Reply To This Comment

That is such a fabulous idea to make batata Vada healthy....with rajma and the appe pan. Yummy and guilt free snack!!

Suma Gandlur said... Reply To This Comment

You are one creative cook. The way you present even the traditional dishes with twists surprises me.

Srivalli said... Reply To This Comment

Seriously only you can come up with a recipe like this Priya, very innovative and the whole idea sounds fantastic!..I have been breaking my head about getting a different set of stuffed dishes and not been fruitful, here you are with a healthy version!..too good Priya..

vaishali sabnani said... Reply To This Comment

Wow ! The Mexican vada sounds fantastic , now you are giving me more ideas to work with this vada . Super recipe !

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

Such an innovative and interesting bonda recipe Priya. I love the idea of adding kidney beans to the potato filling - makes it protein rich and delicious.

Gayathri Kumar said... Reply To This Comment

What a delicious gulit free treat! Adding rajma to potatoes is so brilliant Priya. The vadas are perfect to have on a rainy day with a cup of coffee..

Sandhya Ramakrishnan said... Reply To This Comment

How innovative and nutritious Priya! I would have never thought about adding kidney beans along with potato in potato bonda.

Harini R said... Reply To This Comment

Wow! What a creative, nutritious and guilt free snack this is, Priya. Superb idea. Thanks for sharing.

Suja Ram said... Reply To This Comment

Thats an yummy and guilt-free Bonda priya..Stuffing ideas can be endless and you come up with many such innovative ones..Kudos girl!

Ritu Tangri said... Reply To This Comment

Today guests are coming for dinner and I have just kept rajma for boiling. Isn't a perfect timing/coincidence? I'm surely going to make it today to serve as a snack...
A big thank you 😘😘

Archana said... Reply To This Comment

I certainly agree with Valli! Only you can think os such innovative and delicious ideas. Yummy.

Chef Mireille said... Reply To This Comment

hearty and healthy - looks delicious

Sharmila kingsly said... Reply To This Comment

Rajma with potato looks delicious and filling.. Such an yummy recipe to try out!!

Padmajha said... Reply To This Comment

Only you can come up with such innovative recipes Priya. So healthy that you made in appe pan and the filling is awesome!Guilt free snack indeed!

Sowmya :) said... Reply To This Comment

Wow! That is such an innovative dish...protein rich and guilt free! Bookmarking this!!