Aloo bonda recipe | How to make alu bonda | Potato bonda | Batata vada
By Latha on August 1st, 2016
Aloo bonda or alugadde bonda recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. Aloo bonda is prepared using potatoes, spices and gram flour batter. To prepare aloo bonda first mashed potato and spices are mixed to prepare the palya or masala. Then a lemon sized palya or aloo masala is dipped in spicy gram flour batter and then deep fried in the oil. The potato masala is similar to one which we prepare with masala dosa but onions are not uesd.
These alu bonda or potato bondas are also called as batata vada but the recipe is little different. This is typical Karnataka style alugadde bonda recipe. And I served these aloo bonda with hot masala tea.
Potato is a very tasty vegetable. I have posted many potato recipes like aloo paratha, aloo mosaru bajji, aloo palya or masala and aloo-carrot paratha. All are very tasty recipes.
If you are looking for more Karnataka style snacks recipes then do visit our Karnataka snacks recipes section.
I have made a video on this recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 30 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Serves: 6
Ingredients for potato masala: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 2 big potato
- 1 - 2 finely chopped green chili
- 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
- 1/2 tsp finely chopped ginger
- A big pinch of turmeric powder
- A big pinch of hing or asafoetida
- 4 - 5 finely chopped curry leaves
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp oil
- Salt as per your taste
Ingredients for batter: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1 cup gram flour or besan
- 2 tbsp rice flour
- 1/2 - 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- A small pinch of baking soda
- Oil for deep frying
- Salt as per your taste.
Instructions for making aloo bonda or potato bonda:
- Cook, peel and mash the potatoes.
- Add in chopped green chili, coriander leaves, ginger and salt. Mix well.
- Take a small skillet or frying pan and prepare tempering using oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chopped curry leaves, asafoetida and turmeric powder. Now add this tempering to the mashed potatoes.
- Mix well and make lemon sized balls. Keep them aside.
- Now to prepare the batter take gram flour, rice flour, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and cooking soda in a bowl.
- Add in required water and prepare a thick batter having thick dosa batter consistency.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan. Dip the potato balls in the batter and drop them into the hot oil.
- Deep fry them until nice golden color. Serve it with hot masala tea.
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