Potato or Aloo Bonda is a spicy snack which is famous all over India. Learn how to prepare tasty and yummy Aloo Bonda.
Ingredients
For the Batter
- 2 cups besan/gram flour
- ¼ cup rice flour
- ¾ to 1 cups water
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- a pinch of asafoetida
- a pinch of baking soda (optional)
- salt as required
For Filling
- 4 to 5 medium sized potatoes
- 1 medium sized onion/pyaaz, finely chopped
- 1 or 2 green chilies/hari mirch, finely chopped
- 12 to 15 curry leaves
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- a pinch of asafoetida
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- ⅓ to ½ tsp lemon juice or as required
- 1 or 1.5 tsp urad dal/spilt & husked black gram
- 1 to 1.5 tbsp oil
- salt as required
Other Ingredients
- oil for deep or shallow frying
Preparation
- First boil the potatoes in a pan or steamer or pressure cooker. then peel and mash them when still warm. heat oil in a frying pan. add the mustard and urad dal.
- Allow the mustard seed to splutter and the urad dal to get golden.
- Add the chopped onion and saute till they are translucent and soften.
- Now add the ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves and green chilies. saute for a minute.
- Add the turmeric powder, asafoetida and stir. now add the coriander leaves and stir.
- Add the potatoes to this mixture or add this sauted mixture to the potatoes. stir well.
- If there is moisture, then you can cook the potato mixture for a few minutes.
- Add lemon juice & salt. mix well.
- Check the seasoning and add more salt or red chili powder or lemon juice if required.
- Make medium sized balls from this mixture.
- Prepare a thick flowing batter with all the ingredients mentioned above in the ‘for the batter’ list
- Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan. dip each potato ball in the batter and coat it well with the batter.
- Add the batter coated potato balls in the medium hot oil.
- Fry the aloo bondas till golden on both sides. drain aloo bonda on paper towels to remove excess oil.
- Serve aloo bonda hot with coconut chutney or tomato ketchup.