Aloo Bonda

Ingredients:

Potato masala:

• Potatoes -3 medium size           
• Onion -1/2              
• Green chilies  -3 
• Ginger   -1/4 inch(optional)             
• Curry leaves -1spring     
• Cilantro
• Garlic-2cloves
• Oil-as needed

Batter:

• Besan flour  -  1cup    
• Cooking soda (sodium bicarbonate)-  2pinch
• Red Color -2pinch 
• Rice flour-1/4cup
• Hing (asafetida)-few pinches
• Red chilli powder-1tbsp
• Salt

Method:

Step1: Preparing Batter

1. Take oval shaped bowl.
2. Add besan flour, rice flour, chilli powder, hing, salt, food color, sodium bicarbonate and mix well.
3. Then add water little by little on continuous mixing. The consistency of the batter should be medium (not too thick or too water).
4. Mix the batter and keep it aside.

Note: If batter is watery it absorbs more oil .Always try to taste the batter for spice and salt or fry a bonda to test.

Step2: making potato masala

1. Pressure cook the potatoes for 1 to 2 whistle. (To get mashy texture)
2. When pressure goes completely, peel the skin and mash it well.
3. Take a pan, add oil, and splutter with mustard seeds.
4. Then add chopped onion,ginger,green chillies,garlic and sauté till it loses moisture.
5. Finally add mashed potatoes and mix well. Now add cilantro.
6. After few minutes with continuously strring, switch off the stove.
7. Let it cool down, then make into small size balls and keep it aside.

Step3: Preparing Bonda

1. Take pan and heat oil.
2. When the oil is hot, get ready for frying (test by dropping a bit of batter into oil, if it rises right away, oil is hot)
3. Now take the potato masala ball, dip it in the batter and drop into the oil.
4. Fry bonda in batches and place on the paper tower to remove excess oil.
5. Try to turn the bonda’s evenly after adding to oil and remove only it turns brown(be conscious on color, because we have added food color)
6. Now ready to serve with hot sauce or ketchup or chutney’s.Bonda is a good filling to make burgur.