Aloo Bonda: Indian Potato Balls

Name: Aloo Bonda: Indian Potato Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 800-850 g potato (approx 3 medium-large) (peeled, cut into 2-3 cm chunks); 1 tbsp oil (e.g. groundnut, sunflower); 1 small onion (skinned, finely chopped); 4 cloves garlic (peeled & finely grated or chopped); 5-10 g ginger root (peeled & finely grated or chopped); 2 hot green chillies (finely chopped, seeds in or out as preferred); 1 tsp black mustard seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp fennel seeds; small handful dried curry leaves; 1 tsp ground coriander; 0.5 tsp ground turmeric; salt (to taste); 0.5 lemon juice only; small bunch coriander leaf, including stems (roughly chopped); oil for deep frying ( see Recipe Notes for a guide to safe deep frying); 120 g gram (chickpea) flour; 1 pinch baking powder; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp turmeric; chilli powder (to taste); 150 ml water

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:50min

Aloo Bonda or Batata Vada are wonderful Indian spiced potato balls coated in a chickpea flour batter & deep fried. Serve as a snack, starter or as part of a larger, thali style meal.

Updated at: Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:39:23 GMT