POTATO BHONDA

INGREDIENTS:-

1. Potatoes                      6 nos
2. Onion                          2 big
3. Chilly powder             1 tsp
4. Curry masala               1 tsp
5. Jeera powder               1 tsp
6. Dhania powder            1 tsp
7. Salt                               1 tsp
8. Tomato                         2 nos
9. Coriander leaves           handful
10. Curry leaves                 5
11. Mint leaves                   little
12. Ginger- garlic paste     1 tbsp
13. Turmeric                      1 tsp
14. Oil                               for frying
15. Oil                               2 tbsp
16. Lemon juice                1 tsp

FOR BATTER:-

1. Bengal Gram Flour       2 cups
2. Baking Soda                  3/4 tsp
3. Salt                                1 tsp
4. Water                             1/2 cup

METHOD:-

• Mix Bengal gram flour, water, soda, and salt to a batter.
• Boil potatoes in 5 cups of water for 4 whistles, cool and mash.
• Cut onion, tomatoes, cut coriander leaves, curry leaves, and mint leaves.
• Heat oil in a Kadai add onion, curry leaves, and saute, add tomatoes, and cook until mashed.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for few seconds, add curry masala, turmeric, chilly powder, dhania powder, salt, and mix.
• Add mashed potatoes, coriander, mint leaves, lemon juice, and mix well.
• Cooldown, and make small balls out of potato mix.
• Heat oil until piping hot and reduce completely.
• Take one ball and dip into the batter and drop one by one in hot oil.
• Fry slowly on one side and turn on the other side and fry till crisp.
• Serve with homemade tomato sauce.

NOTE:-

• Refer tomato sauce from this blog.