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55 min — 10 min prep, 45 min cooking.

Aloo Bonda

Name: Aloo Bonda
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu Indian
Ingredients: salt; 0.5tsp Turmeric Powder; 1tsp Lemon; 1tsp ajwain; 3piece green chillies; 1tsp Ginger; 2piece Coriander Leaves; 1tbsp Sunflower Oil; Water; 750g Potato; 0.5tsp Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 1cup Gram Flour; 2tbsp Rice Flour (Fine Steamed - South Grade); 10piece Curry Leaves; 2tsp Mustard Seeds (Black); 0.5tsp Cumin Seeds; 0.5tsp Asafoetida

Aloo Bonda is a popular South Indian (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra) deep-fried tea-time snack — spiced mashed potato balls (with curry leaves, mustard, ginger, green chilli, asafoetida tempering) coated in gram-flour batter and deep-fried until golden. Eaten hot with coconut chutney, sambar or simply with masala chai during monsoons.

Time 55 min · Serves 12 · 117 kcal · South India, Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

Main

salt (optional) (whole)
Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Lemon — 1 tsp (chopped)
ajwain — 1 tsp (ground)
green chillies — 3 piece (chopped)
Ginger — 1 tsp (grated)
Coriander Leaves — 2 piece (chopped)
Sunflower Oil — 1 tbsp (whole)
Water (optional) (whole)
Potato — 750 g (chopped)
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Gram Flour — 1 cup (ground)
Rice Flour (Fine Steamed - South Grade) — 2 tbsp (ground)

Tempering

Curry Leaves — 10 piece (chopped)
Mustard Seeds (Black) — 2 tsp (whole)
Cumin Seeds — 0.5 tsp (whole)
Asafoetida — 0.5 tsp (ground)

Method

To begin making the Aloo Bonda recipe, firstly we will make the potato filling.Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
Add the mustard seeds and once they splutter add the cumin seeds.Add the green chillies, ginger, hing, curry leaves, turmeric powder and sauté for a few seconds.Add the potato mash, salt and mix.
Take it off the heat.
Add the lime juice and coriander leaves and mix.
Keep aside to cool.Heat a deep fry pan for deep frying the bondas.In a mixing bowl add the ingredients under ‘for the batter’ except water.Gradually, add water and make a thick batter.
Make small balls out of the potato mixture.Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry on low to medium heat till golden brown.Take out with a slotted spoon and keep on absorbent paper.
Serve Aloo Bonda with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney, Date Tamarind Chutney or any other chutney of your choice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Aloo Bonda?: 117 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 55 min — 10 min prep, 45 min cooking.

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