Upas special Batata Vada

Upas special Batata Vada

Let’s see how to make upas special batata vada today. Upas means fast or vrat. Many of us observe fast during Navaratri. Obviously, we keep on looking for something different to have during fast. So, here I am with this nice recipe. This delicious, deep-fried fritter is a must-have item on any Navaratri Vrat menu. The Upwas Batata Vada is not just a snack; it’s an energizing and wholesome meal, offering a comforting burst of flavor to sustain devotees during their fast.

It’s a flavorful, power-packed ball of mashed potatoes seasoned with ginger, green chili and lemon juice. Instead of regular flour, the filling is coated in a batter of Singhare ka Atta (water chestnut flour) or Rajgira Atta (amaranth flour), making it naturally gluten-free and entirely suitable for an Upwas (fast). It’s traditionally fried in pure ghee or peanut oil and seasoned only with Sendha Namak (rock salt), adhering to the strict Sattvic dietary rules of the nine-day festival.

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Some Interesting facts about Upas special Batata Vada :-

Upwas Batata Vada is not just a snack; it’s an energizing and wholesome meal, offering a comforting burst of flavor to sustain devotees during their fast. The aroma of Upwas Batata Vada instantly takes me back to my grandmother’s kitchen during Navaratri. These Navaratri Fast Special vadas are more than a recipe; they are the taste of my childhood, a link to my heritage, and the perfect fuel for the soul during the nine auspicious nights.” The aroma of Upwas Batata Vada instantly takes me back to my grandmother’s kitchen during Navaratri. The whole house would smell of freshly ground rock salt, green chilies, and that distinct, comforting scent of ghee-fried potato. She would always insist we had them fresh, piping hot, dipped in a simple, refreshing Vrat Chutney made without garlic.

Upas special Batata Vada

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Serves: 4 People Preparation Time: 15Minutes Cooking Time: 20Minutes 20Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 Calories 20 grams Fat

Rating: 4.5/5

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Ingredients

• 2~3 tsp Ghee
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 5 chopped Green chilies
• 1 tsp grated Ginger
• 5 boiled and peeled Potatoes
• 1/2 Lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup Rajgira flour
• 1 tbsp Sabudana flour
• 1 tbsp Varai flour
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup Water
• Oil for frying

Instructions

Step 1: Heat up ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds.

Step 2: When cumin seeds splutter, add green chilies and ginger and fry for few seconds.

Step 3: Turn the gas off and add potatoes. Mash the potatoes with hand and add them.

Step 4: Add lemon juice and salt and mix everything well together. Stuffing is ready.

Step 5: For making batter, mix rajgira flour, sabudana flour, varai flour and salt well together and add a little water at a time to make a little thick batter. No lumps of the flour should be formed.

Step 6: Cover and rest the batter for 5 minutes.

Step 7: Roll out vade from the stuffing mixture. You can decide the size and shape of vada.

Step 8: Heat up oil on medium heat and when the oil is hot enough, increase the heat to medium to high.

Step 9: Mix the batter well once and coat each vada well with the batter.

Step 10: Drop vade in hot oil and fry well on medium to high heat until they get nice golden color from both sides.

Step 11: When vade are fried well from one side, flip them over and fry well from other side too.

Step 12: When vade are fried well from both sides, take them out, drain excess oil and transfer them into a dish. Upasache batate vade are ready.

Notes

• You can chop the potatoes or mash them if you want.
• You can have it with upwas chutney or kishimbir or serve them with upasachi amti!!

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This is yet another fasting or vrat or upwas special recipe that is totally lip smacking. They turn out nice and crispy and taste super delicious. Why only in Navaratri or fasting days, you can have it at any other days too!! Serve with upwas chutney or koshimbir or with upwas amti or enjoy them as it is!!