Potato fritters/Aloo Bonda:

 Aloo Bonda or potato fritters is famous indian snacks and favourite of alomost all. Potato fritters when served with pudina chutney is an awesome combination. It is sometimes prepared as breakfast or as snacks in the evening or as side dish for food or as street food. The taste will be yummy. The potato masala dumplings are dipped  one by one in gram flour batter and deep fried in oil. The recipe is very simple and quick to prepare.

Preparation time: 30min
Servings: 10-15 small Fritters

Ingredients:
Batter:
Gram flour-1 cup
Rice flour- 3 tspoon
Red chilli powder-2tspoon
Jeera powder-1/2 tspoon
Ginger garlic paste- 1/2tspoon
Baking soda -pinch
Salt-as per taste

Potato dumplings:
Oil-4tspoon
Mustard seeds
Boiled Potato- 2 medium size
Onion-1/2
Green chilli -1
Hing/Asafoetida-pinch
Coriander leaves
Tomato- half
Crushed ginger-pinch
Red chilli powder-pinch
Turmeric powder-pinch
Salt to taste

Oil for Deep Frying

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients mentioned in batter to dip potato dumplings. Add the water little by little to make a thick and smooth batter consistency
2. Potato dumpling:Mash boiled potato and keep in a bowl. Chop onion, green chilli,coriander leaves, tomato in small pieces.In a pan add oil, when oil is hot add mustard seeds, Asafoetida,chopped green chilli,onion,tomato,crushed ginger,salt,red chilli powder, turmeric powder and fry by stirring.Then add mashed potato and coriander leaves, mix properly.
3. When potato masala cools down make it into round shape in a small lemon size.
4. Take oil for deep frying, when oil is hot dip the potato dumpling one by one  in the batter and put in to hot oil carefully. Fry well to get golden color.
5. Take out the Bonda/ fritters from the oil and drain excess oil on tissue towel. Potato bonda ready to eat. Serve it with pudina/mint chutney.