Bonda Soup

Name: Bonda Soup
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: Serves 4 to 5 servings
Ingredients: For the soup:; 1 bowl yellow moong dal (about 3/4 cup or 150 grams); 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; Salt to taste; 1/2 teaspoon + 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida (hing); 1 tablespoon oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 large tomato, finely chopped; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder; 4-5 green chilies, slit; 1 -inch piece ginger, grated; For the bonda (fritters):; 3/4 bowl split urad dal (about 3/4 cup or 150 grams); 2 green chilies; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 piece ginger, grated; 2 tablespoons grated coconut; Oil for frying

Priti Mehrotra @Priti0707

Bonda Soup is a popular dish from Karnataka, where urad dal fritters (bonda) are served in a thin, spiced yellow moong dal soup. It's enjoyed as a breakfast or lunch dish and is considered a high-protein one-pot meal.

Priti Mehrotra @Priti0707

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Ingredients

25 to 30 minutes

Serves 4 to 5 servings

For the soup:
1 bowlyellow moong dal (about 3/4 cup or 150 grams)
1/2 teaspoonturmeric
Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon+ 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
1 tablespoonoil
1onion, finely chopped
1large tomato, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoonturmeric
1 teaspoonred chili powder
1/2 teaspooncoriander powder
4-5green chilies, slit
1-inch piece ginger, grated
For the bonda (fritters):
3/4 bowlsplit urad dal (about 3/4 cup or 150 grams)
2green chilies
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1 pieceginger, grated
2 tablespoonsgrated coconut
Oil for frying

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Steps

25 to 30 minutes

1

First, wash the yellow moong dal and soak it for 30 minutes. Add salt, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida, and oil. Cook on medium heat until 3 whistles in a pressure cooker.
2

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and asafoetida. Add black peppercorns. Once they are roasted, add the chopped onion and sauté lightly. Add the chopped tomato and cook until soft.
3

Add chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder, slit green chilies, and salt. Sauté, then add the cooked moong dal.
4

Add hot water to thin out the dal as needed. Soak the urad dal for 2 hours, then grind it. Mix in finely chopped ginger, green chilies, and grated coconut.
5

Add salt and mix well. Heat oil and fry small fritters until golden brown.
6

Add the prepared bonda to the hot moong dal soup. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
7

Top with chopped onion and serve hot.