Batata Bhaji (Aalo Pakoda). Batata bhaji aka aloo pakora is a crispy layered texture deep fried snack popular as a street food in Maharashtra, India. It is known as Aloo Pakora or Aloo Pakoda in North India and potato bajji or aloo bajji in South India. Batata bhaji are made with potato (batata), gram flour (besan) and spices.

Potato slices dipped in chickpea flour batter and deep fried. These are crispy outside and soft inside. The aloo bajji is also a street food snack in Mumbai. You can have Batata Bhaji (Aalo Pakoda) using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Batata Bhaji (Aalo Pakoda)

It's 3 of big size potato.
You need 100 grams of besan.
Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds.
Prepare 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder.
It's of salt as per taste.
You need 200 ml of water.
Prepare as required of Oil for deep fry.

Near my office, a lady vendor would make these pakoras and we would often visit her during the breaks just to have these hot hot pakoras sandwiched in pav (Indian buns), drizzled with green chutney, tamarind chutney and garlic red chili chutney. Batata Bhaji is the one of the most loved Snack recipe in a Maharashtrian household. It's an important part of Mumbai's street food culture. Though it's not as popular as the Vada-Pav or Kanda Bhaji, but it has its own special place. 👉🏼 Get the Ingredient list, step-by-step written, printable and Mobile ready "Aloo Pakora" recipe with measurements on my website: http://somethingscookingwi.

Batata Bhaji (Aalo Pakoda) instructions

Wash the potatoes and cut the them into thin round slices..
Take bowl add besan and water water to make a smooth paste..
Now add cumin seeds, red chilli powder and salt and mix it well..
Add the potato slices to this mixture and mix it well..
Heat oil in pan..
Deep the potato slices one by one in besan batter..
Fry it till potato slices turn golden yellow in colour..
Serve these hot potato pakoras with tea and tomato ketchup or chutney..

Aloo pakora or aloo bajji recipe - thin potato slices are coated with besan, rice flour batter and the deep fried till crisp. You can call this potato fritters, batata bhajia. It has crispy outer layer and soft, melt in your mouth potato inside. In the pakora batter, rice flour is added which helps in making crispy outer layer. Aloo pakoda is made with simple and basic ingredients that are easily available in every household.