Tomato Bonda

Is Bonda a South Indian food?

Bonda which is also known as bajji is a very popular street food of South India. You can always find it in states like Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. In short bonda is a type of vada and it comes is different varieties. The tomato bonda recipe is such a tempting recipe that after knownig the process, you will definitely try it.

What are the types of bonda?

There are so many types of bonda's that never bores us. For example there is bread bonda, aloo bonda, punugulu, mangalore bonda, mysore bonda. Also you can eat mirchi bajji and kanda bajji. You can consider vada as a bajji recipe too. And one of them is tomato bonda. You can also call it as tomato bajji.

Tomato Bonda

This recipe for bajji is quite interesting. That is because you pack inside a potato filling with a big slice of tomato. And that is what makes this tomato vada so interesting. They are slightly crunchy from outside  and soft from the inside. Children love this dish and I'm sure you are going to love it too. It is very easy to make as all the ingredients are readily available in your kitchen. People love to eat this bonda recipe in rainy season with a cup of tea or coffee. It is a deep fried fritter in shape of a ball. You can serve it with coriander chutney, tomato ketchup and masala tea. It is actually very similar to the Maharashtra's Batata Vada but this one is a Southern version of it. As we are talking about fritters, you can check out my zucchini fritter recipe too. You really should try it! Let me tell you how to make this tomato stuffed aloo bonda

Recipe Ingredients

First of all, check if you have all the necessary ingredients for this recipe. Pay attention to the quantities!

• Salt :- 2 tsp
• Tomato :- 3-4
• Oil :- for frying
• Ginger Paste :- 1 tsp
• Potato :- 10-12 boiled
• Baking Soda :- 1/4 tsp
• Garam Masala :- 1/2 tsp
• Water :- as per required
• Green Chili :- 2 chopped
• Amchoor Powder :- 1/2 tsp
• Hing (Asafoetida) :- 1 pinch
• Red Chili Powder :- 3 tsp
• Turmeric Powder :- 1 tsp
• Besan (Gram Flour) :- 200 gm
• Coriander Leaves :- finely chopped
• Ajwain (Carom seeds) :- 1/2 tsp

Recipe Instructions

Next, follow the steps to finalize your dish and finally be able to enjoy it!

1. For making the Batter, take 200 grams of Besan (Gram flour) in a bowl and add some water for making it smooth (don't add too much of water) while mixing it. Add 1 teaspoon of Turmeric powder in it.

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2. Then add 1/2 teaspoon of Red chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon of Ajwain (carom seeds), 1 teaspoon of Salt and a pinch of Hing (Asafoetida).

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3. Add 1/4 teaspoon of Baking soda and Mix all the spices in the batter nicely. Now in a bigger bowl take 10-12 boiled potatoes.

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4. Mash the potatoes properly with the help of a masher or by your hands. Add 1/2 a teaspoon of Red chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon of Garam masala powder and 1 teaspoon Salt in it.

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5. Then add 1 teaspoon of Ginger paste, 2 finely chopped Green chilies, 1/2 a teaspoon of Amchoor powder and finely chopped Coriander leaves.

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6. Mix it well. Here your potato mixture is totally ready. Now cut some thick slices of the tomatoes and cover them from both the sides completely with the potato mixture.

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7. Cover all other slices with the layer of Potato mixture. Then it's time to dip all those potato covered tomato slices into the batter completely that you made earlier.

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8. When the tomato gets fully covered it would look like this. After that heat some oil in a pan for frying. Now put all the Bondas one by one into the oil. Deep fry the Tomato vadas.

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9. Change their sides in between. Then take the Tamatar vadas out in a clean napkin once they get their beautiful golden brown colour. Tomato Bondas are ready to eat. Serve them hot with tomato sauce or chutney. Enjoy them with your loved ones!

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