Aloo (Potato) Bonda

Aloo Bonda is a South Indian evening snack and everybody's favorite. It can be made with the ingredients which are mostly available at home.

You need:

1. Potatoes - 5-6
2. Gram flour - 250 g
3. Rice flour - 50 g
4. Turmeric powder
5. Red chilly powder
6. Baking soda (optional)
7. Green chillies
8. Coriander leaves
9. Ginger - 1 inch
10. Mustard for seasoning
11. Lemon - 1 big
12. Oil to fry
13. Salt

All you need to do is: 

For the filling:

1. Cook the potatoes with salt in a pressure cooker.
2. Mash the cooked potatoes and keep it aside. 
3. Take a pan, put a little oil, add turmeric powder, mustard seeds, finely chopped ginger and green chillies, fry for a minute. Add the mashed potato and mix well.
4. Put the flame off, add coriander leaves, lemon juice and mix. 

Batter:

1. Take gram flour and rice flour in a bowl, add water, salt, red chilly powder, baking soda and mix well without forming lumps. 
2. The mixture should be thick enough to stick to the filling. 

To fry:

1. Take a frying pan and heat oil to deep fry. 
2. Make the cooked potato into small balls and dip it in the batter and put them in the oil.
3. Deep fry the bondas until they turn golden brown. Serve hot. 

Tips:

1. Serve the aloo bonda with coriander chutney. 
2. Use tissue paper in order to remove the excess oil from the bonda.