Tasty Aloo Bonda Recipe

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Prep Time 10 Minutes

Cooking Time 25 Minutes

Servings 6-8

Rating

Potato Bonda (also known as Aloo Bonda) is a deep fried spicy potato dumpling. It is prepared with spiced mashed potato filling coated with besan batter and then deep fried. It is crispy from outside and soft from inside. This snack is perfect evening tea time snack. Try this amazing snack at your home.

Ingredients

For the potato filling

5Potatoes (aloo), boiled, peeled and mashed
2 teaspoonMustard seeds
1/2 teaspoonCumin seeds
10Curry leaves, chopped
1/2 teaspoonTurmeric powder (Haldi)
3 Green Chilliesfinely chopped
1 tablespoonCooking oil
1 teaspoonGinger, grated
1/2 teaspoonAsafoetida (hing)
2 to 3 tablespoonCoriander leaves (Dhania), chopped
1 teaspoonLemon juice

For the batter

1 cupGram flour (besan)
2 tablespoonsRice flour
1 teaspoonCarom seeds (Ajwain)
1/2 teaspoonTurmeric powder (Haldi)
1/2 teaspoonRed chilli powder
1 tablespoonCooking oil, hot
1/4 teaspoonAsafoetida (hing)
to tasteSalt
as requiredWater
for deep fryingCooking oil

Directions

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add the mustard seeds and once they splutter, add the cumin seeds.
Add the green chillies, ginger, hing, curry leaves, turmeric powder and fry for a few seconds.
Add the mashed potato , salt and mix it nicely and switch off the flame and add the lime juice and coriander leaves and mix it nicely and keep it aside to cool.
In a bowl add the besan, rice flour, carom seeds, turmeric powder, red chili powder, oil, hing, salt and also add water and make a thick batter.
Make small balls out of the potato mixture and dip each ball in the batter and heat a deep fry pan with oil and slowly drop the ball in the hot oil and fry on low flame till golden brown in color.
Drain it on a tissue paper and serve it hot with any sauce of your choice.

By Meghna Nath

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