Urad Dal Bonda
Ingredients Needed:
Black Gram lentils / Urad dal 1 cup
Green chillies 3 to 4
Salt 1 tsp
Curry leaves handful
Rava / Sooji 3 tsp
Cooking oil for deep frying the bonda.
How to make the Urad Dal Bondas
Soak black gram in enough water for about 2 - 3 hours.
Rinse the lentils with enough water, drain and then grind it with salt and green chillies to smooth batter. Take care not to add more water than just required to grind it. You may need about 1/4 cup or even less.
Transfer the batter to a wide bowl, add sooji, chopped curry leaves and chopped coconut pieces.
Combine everything well with your fingers. Fluff it well at this stage to make the batter fluffy.
If the batter is dropping consistency, its fine. Else if it is runny, add more rav to the batter and mix well.
Heat a wkadai with oil for frying. Once the oil is hot, drop in small lemon sized balls and let it get cooked crisp on all sides. I used two spoons to scoop the batter down.
Repeat until all done.
Serve with coconut chutney or as a side dish for sambar.
Notes:
Always cook the boondas in medium to low flame for the inside to get cooked well. The outer texture should be crispy, inside spongy.
Always add water only as much as need to grind. More batter will make the bondas dunk more oil.
Suma Gandlur says
Love these fluffy, slightly crispy bondas, Valli.
Sowmya :) says
These bondas look so tempting!
Jayashree says
Except for the addition of rava, this is exactly how I make mysore bondas. I guess every region has a different name for the same dish.
Sowmiasgalley says
Bondas looks fluffy and tasty... I love udupi recipes.. Nice share srivalli
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Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
My urad vada looks like bonda only 😉 lol. love udipi recipes
Priya Suresh says
Such a different bonda, the addition of rava sounds quite unique.
Sapana Behl says
Urad dal bonda looks perfect.
Varadas Kitchen says
I am really curious why they are called biskut ambade. What an unusual name!
Pavani N says
What a yummy evening snack that is. They must have tasted awesome with coconut chutney -- yumm!!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
These bondas are a classic! They are such an addictive snack!
Harini-Jaya R says
Love those fluffy bondas.
Chef Mireille says
they look so light and airy--- must be delicious