It may be a well-known Mumbai road nourishment nibble. In the Marathi dialect 'potatoes' are called 'batata' and 'vada' implies a 'fried snack'.It serves with the different chutneys. In monsoon, the best pairing of batata vada is chai.

Batata vada is having another name in the Southern India region, which is Potato Bonda.It is famous in the different parts of Maharashtra like Pune, Kolhapur, Nasik. In fact, in Mumbai, they made VadaPav consist of a bun and Batata vada.