407: ALOO BONDA

Take a pause to savor the crunchy Aloo Bonda: An easy recipe for deep fried balls made of potato and chickpea flour. This Aloo Bonda is a south Indian version.  ..

Ingredients

For Potato Masala

Big Potatoes                                    4 no.

Finely chopped Green Chilies             3 no.

Grated Ginger                                  1 Tbsp.

Crushed fennel seeds                        1 Tsp.

Finely chopped curry leaves              1 Tbsp.

Finely chopped coriander leaves        1 Tbsp.

Turmeric powder                             1/8 Tsp.  

Salt                                                 to Taste

For Batter

Gram flour (Besan)                            1 Cup

Rice Flour                                        ¼ cup

Water                                              ¼ - ½ cup

Red chili powder                               1 Tsp.

Asafetida powder                              ¼ Tsp.

Turmeric powder                              ¼ Tsp.

Salt                                                 1/8 Tsp.

Baking soda                                      a pinch (Optional)

Other Ingredients

Cooking Oil                                    for Deep Frying

Method:

Preparing Potato Masala

• Boil the potatoes, then peel and mash them when they are still warm.
• Add salt, Turmeric powder, Fennel seeds, coriander& curry leaves and green chilies to the mashed potatoes and mix well.
• Make small to Medium sized balls from this mixture. Keep aside.

For Batter

• In a big bowl, add all the Batter ingredients. Add little water bit by bit and mixing with hand make a batter. Neither too thick nor too loose.

For Making Bonda:

• Heat oil in a kadai. Drop a drop of batter into the oil, if it raises from the surface immediately, then the oil is ready to fry the bondas. Now reduce the flame to medium
• Dip each potato ball in the batter and coat it well with the batter.
• Carefully drop the balls into the hot oil and fry the bondas until they turn golden color.
• Drain aloo Bonda on paper towels to remove excess oil.
• Serve hot with Coconut chutney and hot chai or coffee.

If you like this recipe, you might  like my other Bonda Recipes

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