Besan / Gramflour Bonda - Quick Evening Snack

கடலை மாவு போண்டா  - Quick Evening Snack

Besan bonda is an spicy and flavourful snack with just 15 minutes preparation time and 15 minutes cooking time. This is an alternate for medhu bonda or bajji. 

i add loads of chopped onion, curry leaves and coriander leaves. Green chillies for heat. No ginger or garlic. This is one best snack for a rainy evening. but i did this on one hottest day of this summer. the reason for this atrocity is.. the boredom of corona lock down 2020. I love cooking, but its very hot to enter the kitchen after 11am. i finish the cooking before that. what i would do after that?! Most of the summers, the evening sun light enters my kitchen through the window. i never dare to go inside my kitchen at that time. but that day i was really bored.. that i had guts to get into my kitchen and prepare this snack in just 30 minutes. worth it! we all had it with ketchup and liked it too. coconut chutney whould have been a better side for this bonda. but i cannot stay inside my kitchen longer than that to make the chutney.

Ingredietns:

• gram flour -1 cup
• rice flour - 2 teaspoons
• big onion - 1 finely chopped
• green chillies - 3 finely chopped
• curry leaves and coriander leaves finely chopped together - 1 cup
• chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
• omam seeds (ajwain) - 1/4 teaspoon
• turmeric powder  1/4 teaspoon
• cooking soda - 1/4 teaspoon
• asafoetida - 1/4 teaspoon
• hot oil - 2 tablespoons
• water 
• oil to deep fry

Procedure :

• mix all the ingredients with some water to a thick batter. consistency - medhu vada or bonda batter consistency.
• check salt. crush the ajwain or omam seeds in between your palms and add.
• rest for 10 minutes.
• heat oil and drop medium sized balls of the batter to the oil.
• now reduce the heat to medium. fry them till cooked.
• remove them from oil and serve them hot with scrumptious coconut chutney or with simple tomato ketchup like we did.

Happy cooking !!