Aloo (Potato) Masala Bonda

Ingredients:

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - a sprig (fine chop)
Oil - As reqd

Filling:
Potato - 2
Onion - 1 (fine chop)
Green Chilly paste - 1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Lime juice - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder  - 1/4 tsp
Salt, water - As reqd

Batter:
Besan flour - 1/2 cup
Rice flour - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Baking soda - a pinch
Red Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - As reqd

Method:

• Boil potato and mash it.
• Now heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds, urad gal and curry leaves.
• Add in onion and saute for a while.
• Add in ginger garlic paste, green chilly paste and boiled and mashed potato.
• Drizzle a tsp of oil and squeeze in lime juice.
• Add in fine chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
• Transfer to plate and let it cool.
• Make small balls (bonda shape) and set aside.
• In a bowl add "batter" ingredients.
• Add in water to batter little by little.
• The consistency should be of thick batter consistency.
• Heat oil in pan.
• Dip each ball in batter and fry them.
• Cook in low flame.
• Serve hot with coconut chutney.
• Yields 8-9 bondas.