Potato Bonda | Evening Snack Recipes

By Ramya21

Leftovers are really life savers when we are thinking about evening snacks.The left over Dosa batter with left over Gujarati Aloo makes a wonderful snack as potato bonda.Bondas are usually not in regular shape and they are made with gram flour or besan flour batter seasoned with hing,red chilli powder,fennel seed powder and with little salt.There the batter should be little thick which coats enough with the mixture.Here the Dosa batter i refrigerate for a while to make it bit thick.Gujarati aloo is a delicious sabzi from Gujarati Cuisine.There the boiled potato is stir fried with green chillies and dry methi leaves and this is " No onion No garlic recipe".Just you need 3 simple procedures to make this easy snack and here too explain the mixture inside.You can make this mixture the day before and refrigerate and reheat and proceed.This is also a perfect snack for this hot summer as it does not contain any spices except green chillies,but green chillies are good for this season.Lets move on making,
POTATO BONDA

Ingredients for making

  1. Dosa batter -1 cup
  2. Potato -2 boiled
  3. Green chilli -1 finely chopped
  4. Cumin powder -1/4 teaspoon
  5. Kasuri methi /. Dry fenugreek leaves - a pinch
  6. Salt - as needed
  7. Oil -for frying
  8. Mustard seeds
  9. Hing - a pinch
  10. Turmeric powder -1/4 teaspoon

How to make

Boil potatoes and peel the skin.Dice into cubes and set aside.Heat 2 teaspoon oil in a wok and add mustard seeds.After it splutter add green chilli which is finely chopped.Add turmeric powder ,cumin powder and roast well.Now add potatoes and add required salt.Mix all until it combines in low flame.
Now add hing and kasuri methi.Mix and switch off the flame.
Cool the mixture for few minutes.With a fork,mash the potatoes but it should have little pieces of potato chunks there.
Make small balls from it.Heat oil in the wok.
Take the batter ready and dip the balls in it.
Carefully add the balls in the hot oil in low flame.Deep fry until golden brown.
Drain excess oil in tissue paper.
Serve piping hot with desired chutneys.

Cooking tips

#1The Dosa batter should not be thin,otherwise it will consume more oil.Add little rice flour if you feel more oil.#2Add salt if required,because the outer batter contains salt too.
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