BREAD BONDA
a lipsmacking tea time snack made from bread
Ingredients
- 5 - 8 bread slices
- 2 medium size potato
- 6 - 8 Beans, finely chopped
- 1/2 grated carrot
- Fistful green peas
- 1 onion, -finely chopped
- little Ginger, grated / finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds Jeera
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Haldi
- 1 tsp or less Red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder
- 1/2 tsp Chaat masala, ( Optional )
- 1/2 tsp Raw mango powder / amchoor
- 1 - 2 tbsps corn flour, to dust
- Coriander leaves, finely chopped
- Pudina Mint leaves, little finely chopped ( Optional )
- to taste Salt
- Oil to deep fry
Instructions
- Boil potatoes , de skin and mash . Blanch peas . Chop the rest of the veggies and grate carrot .
- In a pan take a tsp of oil . Crackle jeera . Add onion and ginger . Saute for 2-3 mins .
- Add beans and carrot to it . Add some salt and saute for 1-2 mins .
- To the veggies add all the spice powder - salt , haldi , chilli powder , garam masala , chat masala and aamchoor powder . Mix .
- Add mashed potatoes , precooked green peas,chopped dhania and pudina to it .
- Switch off and mix everything well. Taste test and add if anything required .
- Make small to medium rolls of the filling depending on the size of the bread and depending on the size of the roll you want to make .
- Take a slice of bread and dip it into water.Remove immediately. Squueze the bread slice gently between your palm to remove excess water . See to it that you don't allow bread to absorb more water.
- Place one lemon sized ball over the center of soaked bread.
- Cover the bread from all sides. Repeat the same with rest of balls and bread.
- Spread corn flour over a dish. Roll the balls over it.
- Meanwhile keep oil to deep fry in a kadai / deep pan . Once oil is hot, deep fry the roll until golden brown from all side. Fry only 2 to 3 at one time.
- Place the rolls over absorbent napkin to drain excess oil .
- Thats it hot hot bread rolls are ready to serve . Serve them with with green chutney / sauce and a hot cup of tea.
Notes
- Take care that potatoes while boiling don't absorb excess water . If they do , after cooking place the potatoes on tissue paper so that excess water goes .
- Addition of spices , herbs , veggies is all your choice. You can go crazy with the filling and do plus or minus from the above mentined list. If you want you can do plain potato filling too .
- You can use white or brown bread. If you want you can cut the edges .
- Don't let bread absorb more water .