1 medium onion
2 cup potato buds
1 1/2 cup peas and carrots
2 green chillies
1 tsp lemon juice
1 cup gram flour
1/2 tsp mustard seed
1 pinch turmeric
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 inch ginger
1 small bunch coriander leaves
2 tsp salt
1 oil
Directions
The filling is prepared as follows:
1. Mix potato buds and 1/2 tsp of salt with 1 cup of hot water 2. Chop
ginger, chillies, coriander leaves, and onion finely 3. Heat oil
(about 5 table spoons) and add mustard seeds 4. Add chopped
ingredients and fry till onions are brown 5. Add carrots, peas,
turmeric and 1 tsp of salt and cook on low heat for about 10
minutes. 6. Add potato (now mashed) and fry for 5 minutes. 7. Remove
from heat and add lemon juice and let it cool
The batter is prepared as follows:
Combine gram flour, 3 tbsps of oil, 3/4 cup water, 1/2 tsp
salt, the baking powder and mix thoroughly
After batter is prepared, make small balls out of the filling and
roll them in the batter. Then fry in hot oil. You will get about
20-30 small bondas.
Recipe By : Somesh Rao
Servings: 1 servings
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