Onion bonda recipe | Eerulli bajji | How to make Neerulli unde pakoda
By Latha on Dec 12th, 2022
Onion bonda or Eerulli unde pakoda recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. Onion bonda or eerulli bonda is prepared using onion, gram flour, rice flour, red chilli powder, curry leaves, carom seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, ginger and asafoetida. Onion bonda or eerulli unde pakoda are deep fried onion fritters. I have another cabbage pakoda or kosu vade recipe on this website, which is another tasty deep fried snacks.
This onion bonda recipe is similar to onion pakoda recipe with few changes. However the the onion bonda tastes very different than onion pakoda. Try this tasty, crispy and easy snack on this weekend and enjoy with a cup of tea. I love onion and If you also love onion like me, then you must check my this onion dosa post.
I have shared many tips to prepare crispy onion or eerulli bonda. The key factor to get crispy pakoda or bajji is, not to add too much of water while preparing the dough. Either no water or very minimum water would be sufficient.
If you are looking for more deep fried snacks or fritters recipes then do check my mangalore buns, doddapathre bajji, crispy chilli bajji, goli baje, stuffed mirchi bajji, kayi vade and maddur vada recipes.
I have made a video on this recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: 15 min
Serves: 4
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 4 medium sized onions
- 1 cup gram flour or besan
- 1/4 cup rice flour
- 1 tbsp finely chopped curry leaves
- 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
- 1 green chili finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp carom seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Big pinch asafoetida
- Small pinch cooking soda
- Salt as per your taste
- 2 - 3 tbsp hot oil
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions for making onion bonda:
- Slice the onions length wise and take it in a bowl.
- Add in finely chopped ginger, curry leaves, coriander leaves and green chillies.
- Add salt as per taste, give a quick mix and keep it aside.
- In another wide bowl, take gram flour and rice flour.
- Add in cumin seeds, carom seeds and fennel seeds.
- Also add in red chilli powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida and cooking soda. Give a quick mix.
- Add in hot oil and give a quick mix using a spoon.
- Rub and mix everything together using hands.
- Next add this flour mixture to marinated onion (salt mixed onion).
- Squeeze and mix it well. Prepare a sticky dough. Sprinkle little water if needed.
- Make small lemon sized balls.
- Heat oil in a deep frying pan. When the oil is hot drop the balls.
- Flip and fry the bondas under medium flame. Take them out once the bubbles are subsided and they reach golden brown colour.
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