Crisp at the edges and tender through the middle, Sweet Bonda Recipe | Vellam Bonda | Banana Wheat Fritter is a vegetarian kerala snack made with jaggery, water, and banana in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 25 pieces
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: kerala
Ingredients
- ¾ cup jaggery
- ½ cup water
- 2 banana (ripe)
- 2 cup wheat flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- oil (for frying)
Method
- Firstly, in a saucepan take ¾ cup jaggery and ½ cup water.
- Stir well and boil until the jaggery melts completely. Cool and keep aside.
- In a large bowl, mash 2 banana to a smooth paste texture.
- Add 2 cup wheat flour, ¼ tsp salt, ½ tsp cardamom powder, and ¼ tsp baking soda.
- Pour in jaggery water. Make sure to filter out to remove any particles.
- Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- Add water as required and beat the batter till you get ribbon consistency.
- Now dip your hand in cold water and pinch a small ball-sized batter.
- Drop it in hot oil keeping the flame on medium.
- Stir and fry uniformly on medium flame.
- Drain off the bonda once it turns golden brown and crisp.
- Finally, Sweet Bonda Recipe is ready to enjoy topped with ghee.
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.
