Sabudana Bonda

 This is a recipe from my never ending hunts for "something new" . 
Its summer...meaning...all three meals have to be cooked. No "left overs" as people are all at home and they finish up everything there is  edible at home. No complaints :) May be!!!

Anyway, this Sabudana bonda recipe, is usually deep fried byt as I tend to avoid deep frying things...I used the Appam pan . And I also made my fam favorite Peanut Chutney to go with it

Sabudana Bonda (Tapioca fritters)

Sabudaana Bonda

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Sabudaana washed
2. 1 cup plain yogurt beaten
3. 2-3 tablespoon rice flour
4. 1/4 cup finely chopped onions
5. 1 heaped tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
6. 2 Thai or 1 Serrano chilli chopped fine (reduce if you want less heat)
7. 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
8. 3/4 teaspoon salt
9. 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
10. 1 tablespoon grated coconut
11. 1 teaspoon baking soda
12. oil for deep frying to to add to the Appam pan

Beat the yogurt and add the washed tapioca to it and set it aside for 4-8 hrs. Check how much water there is in the Tapioca yogurt mixture and add more water 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix it with all the other ingredients except oil. Set aside for 10 minutes.

Heat the appam pan or oil in a pan. Make 1 to 1.5 inch balls out of the tapioca mixture. Deep fry them or add each ball to the appam pan and cover and cook for 3 minutes. Turn and cover and cook for 2 more minutes. Turn if needed and cook for 1 more minute. Let cool a bit and enjoy with ketchup or with Any Chutney

Another Sabudana Recipe : Sabudana Khichidi

Mysoor Bajji

When I was little there used to be a vendor who used to make these little fried flour balls and served them curry leaf powder and I loved them. It costed us 5 cents in those days in India. Mmmm nostalgia.

Anyway, here is the recipe for those yummy fried flour balls. But the difference here is, I have this dish 

This dish helps me make these yummy balls shallow fried, instead of deep frying them.

Mysoor Bajji (Savory deep fried fermented flour balls)

Mysoor Bajji

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup all-purpose flour 
2. 1/4 cup rice flour
3. 1/2  teaspoon each of salt, baking soda, cumin 
4. 1/2 cup plain yogurt 
5. 3/4 cups of water
6. 1 teaspoon each of  finely chopped ginger, fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice, finely chopped green chilis, dessicated coconut
7. 1 tablespoons  finely chopped cilantro
8. Oil for either deep frying or to apply to the above pan (if you have it)

Mix  together, all-purpose flour, rice flour, salt, baking soda,  cumin and coconut. Add yogurt and mix it well add the water to make thick batter. Add remaining ingredients and set aside for about 15-20 minutes. 
Heat the oil in a pan,  Add 1 tablespoon of batter into the oil. Fry the bajjis until golden-brown all around. This should take about 3-4 minutes.
Mysore bonda should be crispy from outside and should be soft inside.
Serve them with coconut Chutney. or with Curry leaf powder