Urad Dal Bonda

Ready for a crispy tea time snack? I am about to share one of the easiest and most popular snacks in South India (Udupi): Urad dal Bonda. The locals call it Ambade.

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Urad dal, also known as "Split black gram" is a protein-packed dal. So you don't have to feel too bad about eating a fried snack.

Urad dal (split black gram) Bonda is much tastier with chutney or Instant pot sambar. 

It is very easy to make but also easy to go wrong. Too much water in the dough will result in the bonda consuming a lot of oil and too little water will result in the bonda becoming too hard. So, let me show you how you can get the right crispy texture. 

Bonda is a simple and easy deep fried snack recipe made with non-fermented and spiced urad dal batter. It is basically made with the same batter of 'medu vada', that's quite popular but with a different shape.

This recipe can be an option for a quick snack or as a part of a three-course meal as "Dahi Vada". I added green chilies to the batter to spice it up, but you can tone down on that if you prefer a milder version.

You do not require too many ingredients to prepare this snack. Let me show you how you can get the best tasting, crispiest bondas with just basic ingredients.

The perfect bondas have a crispy texture outside and a soft fluffy core. That's what you should look for when you try this. 

Ingredients to make Bonda

2 cups Urad dal (split black gram)

2 tablespoon minced ginger

1 tablespoon chopped green chilies

1 tablespoon curry leaves

2 tablespoon cilantro

How to make Urad dal bonda or Vada

• Soak the Urad dal for about 4 hours.
• Drain the water from urad dal and blend it to a smooth consistency using very little water until the batter is very thick.
• Pour the batter in a big bowl and add salt, ginger, cilantro, curry leaves, green chilies, and mix thoroughly.
• Place a pan with oil ( about 2 - 3 cups) over medium heat for deep frying.
• When the oil is hot, pour about a tablespoon of the batter in the oil. You can add about 8 to 10 tablespoon of the batter in one batch. For an aesthetic appeal, make sure the batter is spherical when you drop it in the hot oil.
• Remove from the oil when the bonda turns golden brown.

Urad dal bonda is ready! Serve hot with coconut chutney.

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Urad Dal Bonda

Uma Raghupathi

Urad dal Bonda is a snack and made with split black gram and few spices.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time:10 minutes mins

Cook Time:40 minutes mins

Soaking Time:4 hours hrs

Total Time:4 hours hrs 50 minutes mins

Course :Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine :Indian

Diet :Vegan, Vegetarian

Allergen :Dairy free

Difficulty :Easy

Servings 6

Calories 255 kcal

Equipment

• Blendtec Blender
• Pyrex Glass Mixing Bowl

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Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 2 cups Urad dal - split black gram
• ▢ 2 tablespoon minced ginger
• ▢ 1 tablespoon chopped green chilies
• ▢ 1 tablespoon curry leaves chopped
• ▢ 2 tablespoon cilantro chopped
• ▢ 1 cup water
• ▢ salt to tatse
• ▢ Oil for deep frying - 2-3 cup

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Instructions

 

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  Soak the Urad dal for about 4 hours.
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  Drain the water from urad dal and blend it to a smooth consistency using very little water until the batter is very thick.
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  Pour the batter in a big bowl and add salt, ginger, cilantro, curry leaves, green chilies, and mix thoroughly.
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  Place a pan with oil ( about 2 - 3 cups) over medium heat for deep frying.
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  When the oil is hot, pour about a tablespoon of the batter in the oil. You can add about 8 to 10 tablespoon of the batter in one batch. For an aesthetic appeal, make sure the batter is spherical when you drop it in the hot oil.
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  Remove from the oil when the bonda turns golden brown.
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  Urad dal bonda is ready! Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Notes

• If your batter turned out to be thinner, add few tablespoons of rice flour. 

Note: The nutrition values I show here are my best estimates. Please be sure to check your preferred nutrition calculator, if you are relying on accurate calculations in your diet.

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Nutrition

Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 195IU | Vitamin C: 101mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 5mg

Nutritional information is an estimation only.

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