Potato Bonda is a typical south indian snack and is very famous in hotels.If we order parcel they will pack it in a banana leaf with coconut chutney(கெட்டி சட்னி).No words to describe the taste.
What do you keep on hand to serve for an unexpected guest? If you have this mix in hand,you can make any kind of bonda and baji.Even you can make pakoda also.Just mix the flour with water,slice onion/potato/raw banana.You will get hot bajis or you can make onion pakoda,cashew pakoda,etc...Lets see the recipe for the mix.
Home made Baji | Bonda Mix: What do you keep on hand to serve for an unexpected guest? If you have this mix in hand,you can make any kind of bonda and baji.Even you can make pakoda also.Just mix the flour with water,slice onion/potato/raw banana.You will get hot bajis or you can make onion pakoda,cashew pakoda,etc...Lets see the recipe for the mix.
Ingredients for Baji | Bonda Mix:
2 cups Gram flour/Besan/Chickpea Flour
1 tbsp Rice flour
1 tsp Chilli Powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
A Pinch Cooking soda
1 tsp Salt
Method:
- In a mixing bowl add besan flour,rice flour,chilli powder,turmeric powder,salt and cooking soda.
- Sieve the flour and make sure that it should be without lumps.
Here is the Baji | Bonda Mix is ready.Lets see the recipe for Potato Bonda using this mix.
Potato Bonda:
For outer layer:
1 cup Baji | Bonda Mix
1/4 cup water
Oil for deep frying
For Potato Stuffing:
2 medium sized potatoes
1 inch Ginger, grated
1 medium sized onion, finely Chopped
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
2 Green chillies, finely chopped
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
A pinch Hing
1 tsp Oil
Salt to taste
Method:
- Take the Bonda mix in a mixing bowl,add water and mix it.
- The batter should not be too thick or thin,it should be like dosa batter consistence.Keep aside for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile Boil the potatoes till soft.
- Once it got boiled smash it.
- Heat oil in a pan,add the Mustard seeds and hing.
- Once the mustard seeds splutter,add the ginger,onion,peas and green chillies into it.Add the Turmeric powder,salt and potatoes into it.Cook it till the potatoes and peas get cook well.Let it cool for sometime.Heat the oil in low flame.
- Make the potato mixture into small lemon sized balls.
- Insert a bamboo skewers into a ball and take the ball carefully.
- Dip the ball in the prepared bonda mix and take it using the same skewer.
- This step is for the perfect shape,if you don't like use your hand.
- Drop the ball carefully into the hot oil.Turn the other side and deep fry the balls in oil,till golden brown.Repeat the same with the remaining balls.
- Drain the oil and take the bonda out from the oil.
Serve the hot bonda with coconut chutney.
Try this tempting bonda and enjoy the day!!!




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Looks perfect ...nice pics ..shall come to AMK
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ReplyDeleteone of the best bondas I hv seen..looks perfect prema,though I m not a big fan of this I like it with pav-vada pav..:)
ReplyDeletemy fav potato bondas,, with getti chutney..
ReplyDeleteoh God!! it looks so perfect!! i love them!!
ReplyDeleteI'm drooling here. First picture perfect with authentic serving(Parcel :-))of South. Love them absolutely.
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Uma
Looks fantastic. I'm mouthwatering here :) Love to try this soon.
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ReplyDeletemindblowing prema...superb post...i love bonda that too saravana bhavans bonda...surely will try it....and using stick is super idea!
ReplyDeleteIrresistible bondas, makes me hungry, love the way u prepared them..
ReplyDeleteseriously drooling here prema...awesome preparation..:)
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Awesome demo of a fine luking Potato Bonda.Luv to grab it really.
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ReplyDeleteOMG!!!!!! So professional Prema!! My mouth is watering!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG those potato bondas are absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing the home made bhajji mix recipe. Perfect snack for the evening.
ReplyDeleteThese bonda's are mouth watering. I really didn't know they were famous in the south too, ofcourse the north indian version is a bit different.
ReplyDeletePerfect they look ~ I can gobble atleast 3-4 in one go :))
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Wow!it looks perfect and tempting.
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ReplyDeleteThe bonda looks so perfect and yummy!!! Oh gosh I am drooling :))
ReplyDeletei am great fan of this bonda and getti chutney. bondas makes me drool and nicely done
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I love coming across wonderful international recipes like this. The bonda does look like something that I need to try. I will keep an eye out for the ingredients. Great post!
ReplyDeleteIts really mouthwatering and always love aloo bondas a lot.
ReplyDeleteYummy snack,mouthwatering..nice one dear
ReplyDeleteI like the bamboo skewer idea! Nice clicks,the colour of the bonda's are lovely! :)
ReplyDeletewow...Sure this a tempting one..I always love this combination...Wonderful clicks..Pass me some here...
ReplyDeletePerfect tempting bondas....Very nicely done and presented dear..
ReplyDeleteperfect bondas, makes a wonderful snack especially on the cloudy or rainy days..
ReplyDeletewow looks deliicous and tempting snack ......
ReplyDeleteI like making my own batter too,bondas look absolutely delicious.
ReplyDeletePerfect bonda for this season and using stick gives nice shape for bondas...awesome idea...looks delicious...
ReplyDeletePerfect bonda for this season and using stick is nice idea to get perfect shapes...awesome idea...looks delicious...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shape and so tempting!
ReplyDeletePrema, U made me Nostalgic.. We used to munch this from Collage Canteen .. Those were the days..!
ReplyDeleteThank you 4 the recipe.. Now u know why I shared those awards with u.. For being an inspiration ,my friend..
wonderful looking, drool over with potatoes inside.
ReplyDeleteThis is too much Prema...Im so craving for hot bondas after seeing your post!! Wish I was your neighbor!!!!! The batter/ coating looks perfect too...::)
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Oh no, this look super tempting! especially the last photo. I must try this one day. Thanks for the step by step photo.
ReplyDeleteOh no, this look so tempting! especially the last photo, i must try this one day. Thanks for sharing the step by steph photos.
ReplyDeleteOh no, this look so tempting! especially the last photo, i must try this one day. Thanks for sharing the step by steph photos.
ReplyDeleteBonda with thenga chutney can be very inviting. i would like to invite myself over to your place.
ReplyDeleteWow perfect looking boondas.....I am feeling hungry looking at these.
ReplyDeleteWow! So good and appetizing! I could gobble them one by one!
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ReplyDeletewow..look at those perfect bondas..It's so chilly here now. All I need is a cup of tea to go with this :-)
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They look so tempting!
ReplyDeleteSorry that i missed this post prema, looks so perfect!
ReplyDeleteah perfect for a cold rainy day
ReplyDeletemy oh my...the last picture is torturing me...perfect bonda..love it.
ReplyDeleteoh my!! your potato bondas looks beyond perfect.. :-) wow!! wow!! I dont really know if I'd eat it.. its soooooo beautiful!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love aloo bhonda!!! I've always been scared to try b/c of the dipping. Love your method of using a bamboo skewar. Yours look so perfect... Now I will definitely give these a try!
ReplyDeleteperfect! thanks! came out so welland crunchy just as i wanted..thanks again
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