Vada Pav - spiced potato fritter - recipe from Julius Fiedler

Ingredients

• 8 Pav (see book for recipe), or small soft rolls
• 3 potatoes, about 400g in total
• 11/4 tbsp salt
• 20g fresh root ginger
• 2 green finger chillies, plus 8 to garnish (optional)
• 2 large garlic cloves
• 30 small fresh curry leaves
• 20g fresh coriander
• 1 litre vegetable oil for deep frying
• 1 tsp brown mustard seeds
• 1/3 tsp asafoetida
• 1/3 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tbsp lemon juice (from 1/2 lemon)
• 120g chickpea flour (also called gram or besan)
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 1/3 tsp salt