Bonda

Someone wanted the recipe of bonda from my cooking book project so here it comes =p

This recipe is from the cooking book "Gourmet vegetar" written by Jane Prince.

I did some changes to the recipe though because i dont have whole mustard seeds, curryleaf, coriander plant, chickpea flour, or rice flour, so i had to replace these xD And i also fried in a pan with a little oil and not a bunch of oil like the recipe wanted.


I made recipe for 8 bondas i think if i remember correctly, i think i ended up with more than 8 xD And i ate all myself =p This is what i did (mixed a bit with what says in the book since i dont remember all xD)

Ingredients:
Vegetable oil
0.5 teaspoon mustard
0.5 onion
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped in small pieces
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 green chili, nicely chopped
400 g boiled potatoes, in cubes,
A bit turmeric powder
0.5 tablespoon lemon juice
Coriander powder
Salt
More oil for frying/baking in pan

60 gram flour with 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
0.2 teaspoon turmeric
0.25 teaspoon chili powder
Some salt

(Ps: i added probably more of every spice than i said here and in different ratios xD so taste yourself how you like it before you make them into balls =p i like it spicy and yellow xD)

First set the potatoes to boil if you dont have any boiled potatoes laying around.
Then in a pan (wok it says in book but i dont have that so i used a saucepan or so instead) add oil and bake the onion, ginger and chili for 2 minutes and i think i might have had the mustard and curry in here too or i added it straight after.
Add potatoes, turmeric, 1 ts water, and let it fry for 2 minutes more until it's dry.
Remove the pan from the heat and add lemon juice and coriander and salt. Here you taste on it and spice more with whatever you feel there should be more of. I went a bit amok with the lemon juice so mine ended up tasting lemon xD I also liked the curry and mustard so i think i went a bit amok with them too =p And salt also ofc! I love salt! Could be i also did pepper, but i dont remember anymore.
So after it taste "perfect" then make it into balls using a tablespoon that is filled with much dough and then get your hands dirty by making them into balls xD
I somehow had time to make the flourdough earlier, i think while i was waiting for my potatoes to be ready, but if you havent made it yet, then make it now. Mix flour, baking powder, turmeric, chilipowder, some salt, in a bowl. Then add like 1 dl water a bit at a time until your dough is good. You can taste this dough too and add more of whatever you feel like. I think i wanted mine more yellow if it wasnt yellow enough =p I also did an error here and didnt add enough water (less than what it should be). I guess i made it like i made pancakes, but i like thick pancakes and i should have gone for thin pancakes consistency of the dough.
Dipp the balls in the flourdough so they get covered by the flourdough on all sides.
Fry the bondas in a bunch of oil on 180°C, or if you are like me and dont like to fill a pan full of oil or using a frying machine, then use a pan and fry them in a little oil (kinda tends to be much still since they need refill all the time, but still less than filling a pan @_@). Fry them on every side until they are golden.
Lay them on a paper so the oil can dry off and serve.