ALOOO BONDA ( 4-6 servings )

Ingredients ;

• 250 gm potato
• 100 gm besan ( gram flour )
• 2 tbsp oil or ghee
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp hing ( asafoetida )
• 1 inch piece of ginger, grated
• 2-3 chopped green chilli
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 onion, chopped
• 5-6 curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• salt to taste

METHOD ;

Boil the potatoes, peel and mash them. Heat the oil in a
pan. Put mustard seeds, hing, ginger, green chilli and chopped onion. Saute for a while.
Now add curry leaves and put salt. Mix it well and keep aside to cool. In a bowl, take
gram flour, add turmeric powder, little salt and chilli powder to it. Add little water bit
by bit and mix with hand to make a smooth batter ( neither too thick nor too lose ) Make
small balls of aloo ( potato ) mixture. Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry them till
golden brown. Serve Aloo Bonda hot with coriander chutney or tomato sauce.