Potato Bonda

 

Potato bonda 

 

Ingredients:

• Potato - 2big
• Onion(finely chopped) - 1 
• Ginger chopped - 1 tspn
• Green chilly chopped - 1 tspn
• Salt

For batter:

• Besan/gram flour/kadalamavu - 1 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn
• Chilly powder - 1/4 tspn
• Water - As required
• Salt

To temper:

• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tspn
• Curry leaves - few
• Cumin seeds/jeerakam - 1/4 tspn(optional)
• Oil

Method:

• Boil potatoes peel the skin and mash it well.Keep it aside.

• Heat a pan with oil.

• Add mustard and let it splutter.

• Add cumin seeds if you are using.

• Add curry leaves.

• Add chopped onion green chilly and ginger.

• Saute it well for few minutes.

•  Now add mashed potatoes and salt.

• Mix everything and remove it from fire.

• Now mix all the ingredients listed under "for batter".The batter should not be too thick or too loose.

• Heat the pan with oil.Keep it in medium flame.

•  Make small balls with potato mixture and dip it in the batter.

• Carefully drop it in to hot oil.

• Cook both side ,drain the excess oil and serve hot