Ulundu Bonda
Indian
Easy
SnacksCrispy Ulundu Bonda Recipe For Rainy Day Evening Snacking
Ulundu Bonda
8 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
18
Ingredients
Veg
Diet
In the monsoon season, enjoying crispy snacks feels like a ritual. Ulundu bonda is a South Indian staple and tastes yummy and crispy. This bonda recipe uses soaked urad dal as the main ingredient, which is then ground into a fluffy batter with rice flour. This batter is then seasoned with various spices and herbs, the quantities of which can be adjusted to your taste and preferences.
These utterly delicious snacks are prepared by frying them until crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. South Indian bondas come in various versions, each known by a different name. There is a similar bonda in Andhra Pradesh called goli baje, and there is also a different version made with spiced mashed potatoes called aloo bonda.
This bonda recipe is perfect for a casual weekend breakfast or a tasty evening snack. Additionally, these same bondas can also be used to make other snacks, such as bonda soup and dahi vada. You can pair this snack with a hot cup of coffee or tea on rainy days.
Ingredients
UNITSIngredients
½ cupUrad dal (hulled/husked black gram) For soaking lentils
2 cupsWater (for soaking)
4 to 5 tablespoWater (for grinding urad dal) For bonda batter
1 to 1.5 tbspRice flour or fine semolina (optional)
½ teaspoonCrushed black pepper
½ teaspoonCumin seeds
½ inchGinger (finely chopped)
1, or ½ Green chilli (chopped)
2.5 to 3 tbspFresh coconut (chopped)
8 to 10Curry leaves (chopped)
1 pinchAsafoetida (hing)
as requiredSalt
as requiredOil (for deep frying)
¼ cupGrated coconut (fresh or frozen) For coconut chutney
1 tablespoonRoasted chana dal (roasted Bengal gram)
1 or 2Green chillies (chopped)
8 to 10 leavesCurry leaves (fried)
2 to 3 tbspWater (for grinding coconut)