Ingredients:

• 5 to 6 – medium size potatoes, boiled.
• A pinch – Turmeric powder.
• 1 – green chilli, finely chopped.
• 2 – Coriander leaves finely chopped.
• A pinch of chaat masala.
• Salt to taste| Seasoning:
• 1 tsp oil.
• 1 tsp : Mustard seeds.
• 1 tsp : Urad dal| For the bonda batter:
• One and half cups of Gram flour.
• 1 tsp – chilli powder.
• 1 tsp – Turmeric powder.
• 1 pinch – sodium bicarbonate.
• One cup – water.
• Salt to taste.

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients of the bonda batter along with water to make a fine paste.
2. Mash the boiled potatoes with turmeric powder, salt, green chillies, coriander leaves and chaat masala.
3. Heat a little oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds.
4. Once it splutters, add the rest of the seasoning.
5. Once it turns brown in a few seconds, add the potato masala and fry for a few minutes.
6. Take out the masala and keep aside. After it cools, shape it into small balls and keep aside.
7. Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying.
8. Dip the potato masala into the bonda batter and deep fry in the oil for a few minutes.
9. Once it is fried, take it out of the oil.
10. Drain the excess oil by blotting it with a tissue paper and serve hot with mint chutney.

Recipe courtesy of vidya