Mangalore Bonda

This reminds me of my schools days when Patti used to make yummy "mangalore bonda"!! Miss those days!! This will be waiting for us "hot hot hot" when we get back from school. I wasn't a big fan of this but definitely tried it whenever she made it. My mom loved this more than I did. I haven't tried making it even once...this was my first attempt.

A friend of mine had moved to DC and she was visiting us after more than year and half or so and so sweet of her to visit all of us during her short visit and that too with 2 kids (a preschooler and an infant).... she called me in the afternoon and informed that she would visit us in the evening and I did not know what to make for them...so this was the one that came to my mind and she loves trying yummy stuff and the burfi I made on Wednesday came in handy..how much happy I felt after seeing her after such a long time....they could not stay for a long time since they had to meet other friends too during their short visit but I was so happy to see her....I was happy that all of them enjoyed mangalore bonda too...It reminds me of the days when we used to work together....miss those days...

They use sour curds for making this...I first thought of making it with normal curd....and when I was rummaging the refrigerator....found this secret ingredient and I substituted it with that instead...wondering what it could be...my favorite sour cream....was doubtful about using it but no one could tell the difference....it turned out yummy. One thing about this starter is you need to make it just before serving...it tastes good that way...otherwise it will turn soggy if you make it too much in advance.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Maida or All Purpose Flour
1/4 Cup Rice Flour
1/4 Cup Fine Rawa
1 Big Green Chilly Finely Chopped
2 Inches Finely Chopped Ginger
1 Cup Sour Yogurt (If you do not have sour curd then try this use 3/4th Cup Curd and 1/4 Cup Sour Cream)
Lots of Cilantro and Curry leaves
Salt to taste (if you are adding sour cream or store bought yogurt do not add too much salt...check the batter before adding salt)
Oil for frying

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients (except oil) and leave it for 4 - 5 hours.
2. You do not need water for mixing it. Just use the curd for mixing the above ingredients
3. Take oil in a pan. When the oil is heated, just take the batter by hand and drop it in the oil. You may drop 6 - 8 pieces (as shown in the picture) at a time depending on the size of your pan. It will start puffing and will start turning brown on one side. Now turn it and cook till the other side also turns golden brown.
4. The yummy snack is ready to be served...one good thing is you do not need to grind anything for this..the only thing is you need to make the batter well in advance....voila! yummy mangalore bonda is ready.