Vegan Aloo Bonda | Vegan Stuffed Potato Fritters | Batata Vada

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

For Potato stuffing

• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• Pinch of Hing (Asafetida powder)
• 5 - 6 Curry leaves
• 5 - 6 Cashew pieces
• 1 inch Ginger finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 green chili finely chopped 
• 1 1/2 cup boiled potatoes
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil or coconut oil
• Salt as per taste

For batter

• 1 cup Chickpea flour (Besan)
• 1/4 cup Rice flour or Corn flour
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt as per taste
• 1/4 tsp Carom seeds or Ajwain (Optional)
• 1 tsp Black pepper powder or Red chili powder
• Water as required
• Oil for deep frying
• 1 tsp of Chaat masala (Optional)

Step by step photo recipe to make Vegan Aloo Bonda:

• Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds crackle add chopped green chili, ginger, curry leaves, hing, and cumin seeds. Saute for a minute.

• Next add boiled potatoes, salt, cashew pieces, and turmeric powder. Saute and mash the mixture well.

• Combine Chickpea flour, rice flour, salt, turmeric powder, pepper powder, and carom seeds in a bowl. Gradually add water and mix well to make a smooth batter without lumps. Make small balls from the potato stuffing and coat them with the chickpea batter.

• Heat oil for deep frying on medium to high flame. Carefully add the fritters and fry evenly on all sides. 

• Aloo bonda or Potato fritters can be coated with chaat masala for added flavor.