Potato Bonda is a delicious snack made with spiced mashed potatoes coated in a crispy batter. It's perfect for keeping the hangry away and pairs well with coconut chutney.
1: Heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds and cumin.
2: Add ginger, green chilli, curry leaves, cashew, asafoetida, and turmeric powder.
3: Saute for a minute to remove the raw taste of the ginger, then add lemon juice and salt.
4: Add the boiled potato, mash and combine to mix evenly.
5: Add coriander leaves, mix and turn off the heat.
6: Once it cools, make small roundels of the potato mixture (around 2 inches in diameter).
7: Combine together besan, rice flour, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, asafoetida and baking powder.
8: Mix and then add water gradually until it forms a thick batter.
9: Heat oil in a kadai.
10: Once the oil is hot, dip the potato roundels in the batter then add it to the hot oil.
11: Fry on medium-high heat until it turns crispy and golden, around 4 minutes.
12: Remove from the oil and drain on kitchen tissue.
13: Serve with coconut chutney, or any other chutney of your choice. It can also be served on its own.
