• Bonda (Potato Croquette Jaffna Style)

    From Ben Collver@1:105/500 to All on Fri Jan 16 06:16:19 2026
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    Title: Bonda (Potato Croquette Jaffna Style)
    Categories: Indian
    Yield: 1 Batch

    1/2 lb Potatoes
    3 Green chiles
    1 lg Onion
    2 tb Ghee
    1/4 ts Mustard seeds
    Salt
    1/2 ts Urad dal
    Curry leaves
    1 c Channa dal flour
    Coriander leaves

    Boil the potatoes, peel, and mash them. Mince the onion and chiles.
    Heat the ghee and fry the mustard seeds and urad dal. When the seeds
    stop popping, add the onion and chiles and stir for 5 minutes. Add
    the potatoes and 1/4 cup water with the salt and simmer until tender.
    For extra spice, add 1/2 tb chili powder. Remove from fire, let cool
    slightly and roll into small balls. Mix the channa dal flour with
    enough cool water to make a thin batter. Add salt and 1 tb rice or
    wheat flour. Dip the potato balls in the batter and fry in deep ghee
    until golden, about 5 minutes.

    Recipe FROM: <https://dev.himalayanacademy.com/media/books/
    monks-cookbook/web/toc.html>

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