Buckwheat Potato Balls / Papparai maavu Urulai Bonda

Buckwheat Flour Potato Balls /  Papparai Maavu Urulai Bonda / Kuttu ka atta aloo Vada

Buckwheat flour is used mainly during Upvas ( fasting ) days., like Navrathri, Yekadhashi etc.  One of the tasty dish prepared using buckwheat flour is Buckwheat flour potato Bonda.  Let us see how to prepare it…..

Ingredients:

Potato : 400 grams

Buckwheat flour :  50 gms

Salt to taste

Green chilly : 2

Coriander leaves : 2 tbsp

Ginger : ½ inch

Crushed Coriander seeds :  1 tsp

Curry leaves : 1 arc

Oil for deep frying

Water for making paste

Method :

Boil potato and mash it nicely.

Finely chop green chilly , ginger, curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Mix mashed potato, salt, chilly, ginger , coriander & curry leaves, crushed coriander seeds .

Shape them into small balls.

Make a thick batter using less water with buckwheat flour. Add little bit salt to it and mix well.

Now dip each potato balls in buckwheat batter and deep fry in hot oil.

Healthy snacks is ready to serve.

  Note :  I have used south Indian chilly ( teeka mirchi ) which is spicier ( hot ) than the north Indian chilly .