POTATO BONDA

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 medium

Potatoes - 3 small

Green chillies - 3

Ginger - 1 tsp grated

Mustard -1/2 tsp

Chana dal -1/2 tsp

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves -1 sprig

Coriander leaves - 5-6 sprigs

Oil - 1 tsp and deep fry

Salt - to taste

Gram flour - 3/4 cup

Rice flour - 3 tbsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Water - 1/3 cup

Method:

Cook potatoes in pressure cooker. Peel and mash them with hand.

Heat oil and add mustard seeds. When they start spluttering, add chana dal, curry leaves and green chillies. Fry for a while.

Then add chopped onion & ginger and fry till onions are transparent.

Now add potatoes, salt and tumeric.Add a half cup of water.

Cook for 2 minutes(till the water gets absorbed) and remove from flame.

Add coriander leaves and roll out small balls. Keep aside.

Mix well gram flour, rice flour, salt,red chilli powder, asafoetida in a bowl.

Add in water little by little to the flour to make a semi loose paste.

Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.

Once oil is hot, coat the potato balls with flour paste and drop in oil.

Fry until all sides are golden brown. Serve warm with chutney or ketchup.