Name: Mysore Bonda or Ulundu Bonda recipe by Divya at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Urad dal - 200 grams; Raw rice -1 tablespoon; Green chillies -4 nos finely chopped; Peppercorns -2 teaspoons; Chopped coconut pieces -1 tablespoons; Curry leaves a few; Asafoetida a pinch; Salt to taste; Oil for frying

Wash and soak the urad dal and raw rice for 1/2 hour.

Drain the water and grind them to a thick fluffy consistency maavu (batter), adding very little water and required amount of salt.

Transfer the maavu (batter) to a vessel then add green chillies, chopped coconut pieces, peppercorns, curry leaves, asafoetida, mix everything well. Check for salt.

Heat oil in a kadhai, 1wet your fingers and take small quantity of the batter and make medium sized balls.

Now check whether the oil is hot by dropping a small piece of the batter into it, if the batter rises immediately then the oil is ready for frying.

Gently drop the ball of batter into the oil. cook it until it gets a crispy golden brown color on top and till the bubbling of oil stops.

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