Batata Vada (Potato Vada) Recipe

This weekend we saw the worst noreaster in our 15 years in New Jersey. It was snowing from Sunday afternoon unto Tuesday afternoon. Snow snow everywhere just reminded me of the Mumbai rains. Ofcorse fried pakodas with chai is what comes to mind. But, we went a step ahead and made batata vadas and then some vada pav. Snow day spent well in the warm kitchen cookign this up and then sitting and savoring it with a hot cup of elachi chai (cardamom flavored brewed Indian For Potato 6 to 7 medium golden potatoes1/4 cup crushed garlic2 green chilis finely chopped - add more or less as per your spice tolerance=10 to 12 curry leaves - torn to pieces1/2 teaspoon mustard seedsa pinch of hing/asafoetida1/2 teaspoon tumeric…