Potato Bonda ( Urulaikizhangu Bonda )

Ingredients

¼ kg boiled and mashed potatoes

1 chopped green chillie

1 tsp chopped ginger

1 tbsp chopped coriander & curry leaves

1 cup gram flour

1 tabs rice flour (optional)

Red chillie powder

¼ tsp turmeric powder

A pinch asafetida

1 tsp lemon juice

¼ tsp mustard

Oil for deep frying

Salt to taste

Method for stuffing

Pressure cook potatoes with salt and turmeric powder.

Peel the skin and mash it well.

Heat oil in a pan add mustard, when it starts spluttering

add green chillie, ginger, and curry leaves.

Add mashed potatoes mix well and cook for 5 minutes, switch off the gas.

Squeeze the lemon juice, add coriander leaves mix well and set aside.

Stuffing is ready.

Method for batter

In a bowl take gram flour, rice flour, asafetida, salt and chillie powder.

Add little water and mix well, make a batter like dosa batter.

Batter for bonda is ready.

Method for bonda

Heat oil in a pan for deep fry.

Make small balls of potato mixture.

Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry them.

Serve hot potato bondas with any chutney or sauce.