Aloo Bonda | Batata Vada recipe
Aloo Bonda is a popular street food recipe in India. Aloo masala balls dipped in besan batter and then deep-fried. Have it with ketchup or chutney of your choice.
Servings Prep Time
5serving 15minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Servings Prep Time
5serving 15minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Ingredients
For Aloo Masala :
For the Batter :
Instructions
For making the Aloo masala :
  1. Heat oil in a kadhai.
  2. Add cumin seeds, fennel seeds, ginger, green chili, asafoetida and mashed potatoes. Mix them.
  3. Now add turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala, dry mango powder and salt.
  4. Cook them well for about 5 minutes. We want this aloomasalatoo be dry and spicy. You can adjust the spicyness according to your taste.
For making the batter :
  1. In a deep bowl, take gram flour (besan)
  2. Add salt, baking soda, red chili powder, fennel seeds and coriander leaves.
  3. Add water little by little. Mix all of the ingredients thoroughly.
  4. We want a medium thick batter. It should not be runny.
  5. Mix the batter with your hands for about 2-3 minutes. It should be smooth.
  6. Get the oil hot for deep frying the bondas.
  7. Pour oil in a kadhai and let it heat up on a medium-high flame.
  8. Once the filling has been cooled down. Make lime-sized balls by rolling it between your hands and set them aside.
  9. Now dip one ball at a time into the batter and put it into kadhai.
  10. Deep fry all the aloo bondas till light golden brown color.
  11. Serve hot with tomato ketchup or Coriander Chutney
Recipe Notes

Handy Notes :

  • For making a more rich aloo filling, you can add dry fruits into the aloo masala.
  • You can peanuts too into the masala, it gives a very nice texture to it.
  • You can add more veggies like peas to the aloo masala.