I think she means recipe for sandwiches with aloo ke parathay stuffing fried after being dipped in egg.
They are simply Spiced Potato Balls, also called Aloo Bonda or Batata Vada. The famous shop ‘Nimko’ in Bohri bazaar Karachi made loads of these and I loved them. Haven’t eaten any from there since my nani passed away as she was the one who always bought some from there every other day. They are really easy to make.
- Aloo Bonda:
Ingredients for Batter:
1 cup gram flour/chickpea flour/besan
1 tbsp rice flour (optional)
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Salt to taste
Ingredients for balls:
2 cups potatoes (boiled and diced/mashed coarsely)
½ cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon chopped green chillies
1 teaspoon ginger paste
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds/Zeera (whole or coarsely ground)
1/2 tsp garam masala
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
Salt to taste
juice of 1 lemon
½ cup finely chopped coriander leaves/cilantro
Vegetable/Sunflower Oil for deep frying
Method:
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Mix all ingredients of batter to form a dip thick enough to thickly coat back of a spoon. Keep aside.
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Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Add mustard seeds, zeera, green chillies and onions. Saute for a couple of minutes till onions are soft and light golden color.
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Add ginger paste, garlic paste, turmeric, garam masala and salt and sauté for a few more minutes; then add the mashed potatoes, coriander leaves and sauté for a couple of minutes. Turn off heat and mix in lemon juice.
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Allow the potato mixture cool down and divide the mixture into portions and shape into small round balls about the size of a ping pong ball and keep aside.
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Heat oil in a wok for deep frying.
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Coat each of the potato balls in the gram flour batter and gradually let it into the oil and deep fry until golden brown in color.
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Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot.
Note:
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I even use the left over pakora batter to make these.
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You can also add zeera powder or coarsely grinded zeera to the batter.
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Also left over chicken (shredded), mashed peas/carrot can be added. My children like them that way so I add them sometimes and make them eat their veges.