Bonda/Potato bonda

                       

 Bonda doesn't need any introduction..potato bonda with hot tea!!!!!!!It is a staple food of village tea shops in kerala.Easy to make and tasty to eat!!!!!!!!

For long time I kept this recipe in my draft and totally forgot about it!Today I prepared bonda for evening tea then remembered about it.

         

Ingredients:

• Potato:2big
• Onion(finely chopped):1 
• Ginger chopped:1 tspn
• Green chilly chopped:1 tspn
• Salt

For batter:

• Besan/gram flour/kadalamavu:1 cup
• Turmeric powder:1/4 tspn
• Chilly powder:1/4 tspn
• Water:As required
• Salt

To temper:

• Mustard seeds:1/2 tspn
• Curry leaves:few
• Cumin seeds/jeerakam:1/4 tspn(optional)
• Oil

Method:

• Boil potatoes peel the skin and mash it well.Keep it aside.
• Heat a pan with oil.
• Add mustard and let it splutter.
• Add cumin seeds if you are using.
• Add curry leaves.
• Add chopped onion green chilly and ginger.
• Saute it well for few minutes.
• Now add mashed potatoes and salt.
• Mix everything and remove it from fire.
• Now mix all the ingredients listed under "for batter".The batter should not be too thick or too loose.
• Heat the pan with oil.Keep it in medium flame.
• Make small balls with potato mixture and dip it in the batter.
• Carefully drop it in to hot oil.
• Cook both side ,drain the excess oil and serve hot