Mysore Bonda - fluffy Ulundu Bonda - Minapa Punugulu

Mysore Bonda is a Popular Snack Recipe from cuisine of Mysore. These Bonda's are deep fried dumplings made with urad flour & some Spices. These  fluffy bonda's have soft, smooth texture. Adding fresh  Coconut bites & whole Pepper corns gives nice aroma to bonda. These bonda's tastes most similar to medu vada, mostly the shape varies. My husband is a big fan of medu vada, but shaping the vada's are little bit difficult, than shaping these Bonda's.So Now a days, if he is asking for Medu vada, I am making this Bonda.He became the fan of this Bonda.

MYSORE BONDA

 Prep Time :  15   min. 

Cook Time : 15 minutes

Recipe Category: snacks

Recipe Cusine Mysore

yield:12 - 13 bonda's

Ingredients

Urad dal - 1/2 cup.
Rice flour - 2 tsp.
Green Chillies - 2.
Pepper Corns - 1/2 tsp.
Ginger - 1/2 inch.
Curry leaves - 1 sprig.
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (chopped).
Thinly sliced Coconut bits -  2 tbsp.

Preparation

Soak the Urad dal in water  for 2 hours.

Method

• Drain the water from urad dal completely & grind the dal by drizzling little water, like we Grind Medu Vada.

• After removing the dal from Mixie or Grinder, place the Ground dal  in a wide bowl, add Rice flour, Chopped Green chillies,Pepper Corns,finely chopped Ginger, Chopped Curry leaves, coriander leaves,  thinly sliced coconut bits & salt.Mix well.

•  Heat the oil in a kadai, when it is hot drop a pinch of  batter into hot oil, when it pops up immediately it is an indication that oil is hot. keep the flame to medium.
• Take a portion of  batter, shape it to a ball shape, using your fingers & drop in hot oil Gently. Wet your hands in between in a small bowl of water, while shaping bonda's.
• Fry both the sides till the bonda's turns Golden brown colour, then drain it in a kitchen tissue, to remove excess oil.                                                     

Serve hot with coconut chutney. 

 
 Notes

•  While Grinding the dal just drizzle little water, if you add more water, you won't get shape & the bonda's drink more oil.
• Always Grind the batter smooth & fluffy.
• wet your hands in between in a water, while shaping bonda's.
• Adding whole pepper corns gives nice taste to Bonda's.