Aloo Bonda Recipe (Potato Bonda)

Name: Aloo Bonda Recipe (Potato Bonda)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup besan ((gram flour) swap with chickpea flour instead); ¼ cup Rice Flour; ⅓ to ½ cup water (or add as required); ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder; ½ teaspoon Red Chili Powder; 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing)); 1 pinch baking soda ((optional)); salt (according to taste); 4 to 5 potatoes (- medium-sized, boiled and mashed); ⅓ cup onions (- finely chopped); 1 or 2 green chilies, (finely chopped or 1 to 1.5 teaspoon); 12 to 15 curry leaves; 2 tablespoon coriander leaves (- chopped); 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste; ½ teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; ⅓ to ½ teaspoon lemon juice (or as required, optional); 1 or 1.5 teaspoon urad dal ((spilt and husked black gram)); 1 to 1.5 tablespoon oil; oil (for deep frying, as required)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

Aloo Bonda also referred to as Potato Bonda is tasty fried snack from the South Indian cuisine. It is made with spiced mashed potatoes, that is formed into a ball, covered in a gram flour (besan) & rice flour batter and deep-fried to perfection. This popular snack is also a street food.

Updated at: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:33:20 GMT