Masala bonda/aloo bonda/ potato bonda is a common snack item in allover India. The bonda that I had prepared here is easy and basic one. You can add more vegies like green pea and carrot. Also you can improve your batter by adding rice flour or corn flour.

 

Ingredients

     For filling

Boiled potato                                              :3

Chopped onion                                             : 1 cup

Chopped green chilli                                   : 2 tsp

Chopped ginger                                          : 1 tsp

Chopped garlic                                           : 1 tsp

Turmeric power                                         : ¼ tsp

Chilli powder                                              : 1 tsp

Salt

Curry leaves                                              : 1 tbsp

(It’s a basic filling you can improve it by adding carrot, cabbage, green pea)

  For coating

Besan flour/ gram flour                              :  1 cup

Chilli powder                                                : ½ tsp

Asafoetida                                                   : ¼ tsp         

Salt

Oil for fry

 

Preparation         

1. Heat a pan with 1 tbsp of oil and add chopped ginger garlic, saute well

2. Then add onion and green chilli saute for  5 min

3. Add boiled mashed potatoes and finally add chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and curry leaves

4. Mix well  and keep for few more minute in low flame

5. In a bowl  make thick  batter with besan flour, chilli powder, salt and enough water

6. Once masala mixture cooled make balls out of it

7. Dip balls in batter and deep fry  in hot oil

8. When it turn golden brown, drain excess oil and serve hot