POTATA BONDA

INGREDIENTS

• Boiled and mashed potatoes- 2 cups
• Chopped onions-1 cup
• Turmeric powder-little
• Green chillies -3
• Cashew nuts -few
• Green peas - 1 teaspoon (optional)

FOR TEMPERING

• Mustard seeds-1/4 teaspoon
• Urad dhal-1/2 teaspoon
• Channa dhal-1/2 teaspoon
• Asafotida powder- a pinch

 Salt to taste

Curry leaves and coriander leaves - few

FOR THE COATING BATTER

• Gram flour- 1 cup
• Rice flour -1 tablespoon
• Soda bicarbonate -few pinches
• salt and chilli powder to taste

Oil for frying

METHOD

• Mix the flours ,salt,chilli powder , and soda bicarbonate well.
• Add water and mix to a fairly thick batter of coating consistency.
• Keep aside.

• Now,heat little oil in a pan.
• Fry the mustard seeds,urad and channa dhals.
• Now add chopped green chillies and chopped onions .fry well.
• Add the mashed potatoes,salt ,asafoetida and turmeric powder.
• Cook well.
• Add broken cashews and boiled peas if desired.
• Add chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves. Mix well.

Remove from heat.

• Make small balls of the potato mixture.
• Heat oil in a frying pan.
• Dip the potato balls in the batter. Fry in hot oil till it is cooked uniformly to a golden brown.
• Drain.
• Serve hot with coconut chutney or mint chutney.