Aloo Bonda/ Batata Vada
Aloo Bonda is a classic tea time snack that can be made easily at home. This is used in making Vada Pav which is a popular street food in Mumbai. It is a favourite snack for kids as it has potato as its stuffing. They are crispy outside and soft inside.
INGREDIENTS
Potatoes- 5
Green Chillies – 2
Curry leaves – 2
Coriander – few
Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
Asafoetida -A pinch
Salt – To taste
For Batter
Besan flour – 1/2 cup
Rice flour -1 tbsp
Asafetida – A pinch
Red Chilli powder – 2 tsp
Salt – To taste
Water – As Required
Oil to fry
- In a bowl mix besan flour, rice flour, red chilli powder, salt, asafoetida. Add water slowly to make a thick and smooth batter. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a frying pan on medium heat moderately.
- Pressure cook the potatoes, peel the skin and mash them.
- Chop the curry leaves, cilantro, green chillies and mix with the potatoes. Add salt and asafoetida and mix the stuffing well.
- To check if the oil is ready, put one drop of batter in oil. The batter should come up but not change color right away.
- Make the potato stuffing into lemon size balls.
- Dip the potato balls into the batter one at a time, making sure the potato balls are completely covered with batter.
- Then, slowly drop them into the frying pan.
- Turn them occasionally. Fry the bondas until all sides are golden-brown.
- They will take about four to five minutes to cook.
- Serve them hot.
Variations
Serve them with sandwich buns using cilantro chutney as spread. Now this is known as Vada pav, another famous street food in Mumbai.