Coconut Bonda

Name: Coconut Bonda
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup whole urad dal, skin removed; 1 green chili, chopped; 1/2 cup rice flour; 1 teaspoon ginger, grated; 1/4 cup coriander stem with leaves, finely chopped; 1/4 cup curry leaves, finely chopped; Pinch asafetida; 2 tablespoons spice mix (cumin, pepper, and cumin powders); 1 cup small coconut pieces; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; as needed Salt; As needed oil for frying

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

Mom's recipe. During the monsoon season. Mom made crunchy spicy tasty bondos with cocunt. We loved eating them. Not only a tasty dish but also a healthy dish. Urad and coconut are healthy ingredients. Urad is loaded withprotein, good for bones. Bondas are Crispy outside. and very soft inside with cruncy coconut pieces inside #JFB #monsoon # bonda

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

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Ingredients

25 minutes

4 servings

1 cupwhole urad dal, skin removed
1green chili, chopped
1/2 cuprice flour
1 teaspoonginger, grated
1/4 cupcoriander stem with leaves, finely chopped
1/4 cupcurry leaves, finely chopped
Pinchasafetida
2 tablespoonsspice mix (cumin, pepper, and cumin powders)
1 cupsmall coconut pieces
1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
as neededSalt
As neededoil for frying
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Steps

25 minutes

1

Make a checklist. Keep the necessary items near the cooking area
2

Soak the urad dal in a bowl with 5 cups of water for 3 hours. Then drain it, add water little by little in an idli grinder, grind urad with ginger and green chilies. Make a soft silky dough. It should be a little thick. Add rice flour, ginger spice mix, baking powder, salt, coconut pieces, chopped coriandercandurry leaves. Mix them together.
3

Heat oil in a kadai over medium heat, make small lime size balls with 1/4 cup bar.tter. When oil is hot enough drop the bpndos one by one into the oil. I usually place the bonda on a spoon and slide it intp into the oil. You will see bubbles in the oil. Turn it every now and then with a spoon. It should cook well all over. It should be golden brown. It will be cooked in 3-4 minutes. Take it out and drain the oil. Place it on a paper towel.
4

Crispy, delicious and nutritious Bonda is ready, I could make 10 Bondas. Taste it. Serve with chutney of your choice or ketchup. Enjoy

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on June 25, 2025 20:27

USA

I am a scientist with a Ph.D from University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. I also have a M. SC from University of Madras. Enjoy sharing my knowledge in science and my experience in gardening and cooking with others. I am a free lance writer, published several articles on Indian culture, traditions, Indian cuisine, science of gardening and etc in National and Inernational magazines. I am a health food nut. I am passionate about photography