easy aloo bonda recipe | batata vada recipe | potato bonda | bonda recipe

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 Servings
  • Category: snacks
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

for potato masala:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds / rai
  • ½ tsp jeera / cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp coriander seeds (crushed)
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • few curry leaves (chopped)
  • 6 cashews (broken)
  • 1 small sized onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • 1 green chilli (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp garam masala powder
  • 3 medium sized potato (boiled, peeled and mashed)
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

for batter:

  • 1 cup besan / gram flour
  • ¼ cup corn flour
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
  • ¼ tsp ajwain / carom seeds
  • water as required
  • 1 tsp oil
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • oil for deep frying

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai heat oil and add mustard seeds, jeera, crushed coriander seeds, hing and few curry leaves.
  2. allow to splutter.
  3. further add broken cashews and roast to golden.
  4. additionally saute chopped onions, ginger and chilli.
  5. furthermore add in turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt. saute.
  6. now add in boiled and mashed potato mix well.
  7. additionally, add in coriander leaves and lemon juice.
  8. prepare the besan batter.
  9. also make a ball from the prepared aloo masala.
  10. further, dip into besan batter and deep fry in hot oil.
  11. fry till the bonda turns golden and crisp.
  12. finally, serve aloo bonda along with chutney or tomato sauce.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.