Potato Bonda/Aloo Bonda - Tamil Recipe Snack Variety
Potato Bonda/Aloo Bonda preparation, Snack Variety, Tamil Recipe South Indian Snack Variety Potato Bonda ingredients and how to make Potato Bonda.
A Short Description About Potato Bonda:
The most popular vegetable in the world is Potato which is loved by everyone. Here is the Tamil Recipe Potato Bonda which is a typical South Indian Snack Variety that can be prepared for any kind of occasion and is considered as anytime snack and especially amazing during a rainy day. Tamil Recipe Potato Bonda is well known by different names viz. Aloo Bonda, Batata Vada, Potato Balls and so on. It would be perfect when taken with a cup of hot tea or cofee. Here is your Tamil Recipe Potato Bonda which is soft inside and crispier outside.Ingredients Required for Tamil Recipe Potato Bonda/Aloo Bonda:
Gram flour - 1/2 kilo
Chilli powder - 4 teaspoonfuls
Baking powder(Soda Uppu) - a pinch
Asafoetida - a pinch
Turmeric poweder - a pinch
Potatoes - 1 kilo
Green chillies - 4 or 5
Onion - 2
Ginger grated - 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoonful
Urad dal - 1 teaspoonful
Oil for fying
Salt to tasteMethod for Making Tamil Recipe Potato Bonda/Aloo Bonda:
1. Mix the gram flour with salt, chilli powder, baking powder and asafoetida and make into a fairly thick, smooth batter by adding a little water.
2. Wash, boil and peel the potatoes. Cut the onions and chillies into small pieces. When the potatoes are well cooked remove from fire and mash well.
3. Heat two teaspoonful of oil in a frying pan and add mustard seeds and urad dal.
4. When the mustard seeds start popping add the chopped green chillies, onions and grated ginger and add a pinch of turmeric powder and stir for a few minutes.
5. Now add the mashed potatoes and salt to taste. Mix well.
6. After two minutes remove from fire and allow it to cool.
7. When the mixture is quite cold, make small balls out of it.
8. Dip these balls in the previously prepared gram flour batter and deep fry in oil till golden brown in colour.
9. Now serve your Tamil Recipe Potato Bonda either Plain or with Coconut Chutney or Sauce. 
