Urad dal Onion Bonda.

Urad dal onion bonda is a healthy and easy to make deep fried tea time snack made with whole white urad dal (whole black gram without skin) and onion.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Urad dal Onion Bonda.

Ingredients:-

Whole Urad dal. -1 cup
Onion.                 -1
Green chillies.     -3
Black Pepper.      -1tsp
Curry leaves.       -2 spring
Coriander leaves.-1/4 cup
Baking soda.       -a pinch
Salt.                     -to taste
Oil.                      -for deep frying

Instructions:-

1). Wash and finely chop onion.Chop green chillies into very thin round pieces.Finely chop coriander leaves and curry leaves. Crush black pepper. Keep aside.

Method:-

1). Wash and soak whole white urad dal in water for 4 hours.Then drain soaked water completely and grind the soaked urad dal in a mixer grinder to a smooth and thick paste without adding water or adding 2 tbsp of water.The ground batter should be thick.Transfer the thick ground urad batter to a bowl.

2). Add finely chopped onion, green chillies, curry leaves, coriander leaves, crushed black pepper, a pinch of baking soda and 1tsp salt into the urad batter and mix well. Keep aside the ground urad batter for a minute.

3). Heat oil in a deep frying kadai.Once the oil is hot wet your hand and take a small portion of the urad batter and drop the batter little by little into hot oil.Deep fry and cook it evenly on medium flame until crisp and golden colour on all sides.

4). Remove the fried urad dal onion bonda from hot oil with a slotted spoon and transfer to a tissue paper to absorb excess oil. Repeat the process and deep fry urad dal onion bonda and transfer to a bowl.

Urad dal Onion Bonda is ready to serve with coconut chutney and hot tea or coffee.