Potato Bonda

Urulaikkizhangu BONDA

Potato – 6 medium, boiled and mashed

Onion – 2 small, chopped finely

Green chilli – 3, chopped finely

Urad dal  – ½ tbsp.

Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Lemon juice – 1-2 tsp

Curry leavesFor coating

Besan (gram flour) – ¾ cup

Rice flour – 1.5 tbsp.

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Asafetida  – ½ tsp

Hot oil – 1 tbsp.

Bicarbonate of soda – ½ tsp

Salt

Heat oil in a pan and crackle the mustard seeds.

Add urad dal and fry, till it turns brown.

Add chopped onion, curry leaves and green chilli and cook till the onion becomes soft, no need to brown it.

Add turmeric powder and cook for a min.

Remove from fire.

Let it cool for 10-15 mins.

Add the cooked onion mixture, salt and lemon juice to mashed potatoes.

Mix well.

Make balls of equal size from the potato mixture.

For the coating

Mix together besan, rice flour, chilli powder, asafetida, hot oil, bicarbonate of soda and salt.

Add ½ – ¾ cup water and make a thick batter.

The consistency of the batter should be medium thick.

Heat oil in a deep and wide pan.

When the oil becomes really hot, reduce the flame to low-medium.

Dip the poatato balls in the batter and fry in the hot oil.

Flip the balls after a min or two.

Fry it till it becomes golden brown in colour.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup and chutney.

Rajappa
17-7-2014