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Chettinad Masal bonda recipe / Bonda recipe/ Tea time snacks recipe / How to make Chettinad masala bonda recipe with detailed instructions and step by step pics. Chettinad cuisine is well known for its spices and freshly ground masalas. This is popular cuisine in India Chettinad cuisine is the cuisine from the community of nattukotai chettiyars who belongs to karaikudi, Tamilnadu. Most of the chettinad recipes are spicy and flavouful because of their fresh ground masalas. These masala bonda are super delicous that prepared with urad dal, raw rice/ sona masuri rice, onion and chili. In our family we like chettinad recipes a lot it may be sweets, snacks or spicy curries we like it. This masala bonda is very famous in Tamilnadu. You can find it in any street side tea shops. These hot crispy bonda are dunked in plain coconut chutney and that is how they serve it.
These chettinad masala bonda are crispy from outside and soft inside. It requires few ingredients and are extremely delicious. You cannot stop it with one. Bonda pairs well with plain coconut chutney or kara chutney but you can also serve it tomato ketchup. The only pre preparation is you have soak the urad dal and raw rice/sona masuri rice before 1-2 hours.
Few Tips and suggestions
Do soak the urad dal and rice prior 2 hours to get fluffy batter.
You can also skip coconut pieces, but i highly recommend it because it enhance the taste of the masala bonda.
Urad dal and rice should be in equal quantities to get crispy bonda hence do not alter the quantity.
Chettinad Masal bonda recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Urad dal
- 1 cup Raw rice / Sona masuri rice
- 2 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard
- 2 spring Curry leaves
- 1 large Onion chopped
- 2-3 Green chili
- 2 tbsp Coconut chopped into bits
- Salt
- Water
Instructions
- Firstly soak urad dal and raw rice in water for 1-2 hours
- Add the soaked urad dal and rice in wet grinder or to a blending jar i used my grinder. Grind it to smooth and fluffy batter, just add 1-2 tbsp water while grinding do not add more water
- Now haet a pan with some oil and add mustard its it crackles add curry leaves, onion and green chili and saute it for 3-4 minutes, Then add chopped coconut pieces to it. and switch of the flame
- Once the tempering cools down slightly add it to the batter and add salt
- Now mix it well with hands and meanwhile heat oil in the pan for frying
- Dip hands in water and take small ball size batter and drop it in oil slowly
- Fry them in medium flame until it turns golden brown
- Serve it hot with chutney
