POTATO BONDA / BATATE AMBODO

WHAT YOU NEED:

Potatoes, boiled - 6
Green chillies - 3-5
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Udad dal - 3 tsp
Salt - to taste
Ginger - 1inch piece
Lemon juice - 2 tsp

For the batter:

Besan / Bengal gram flour - 6 tbsp
Red chilly powder - to taste
Asafoetida - a little 
Salt - to taste

HOW TO MAKE:

Mash the boiled potatoes.
Fry Udad dal in a little oil till brown and keep aside.
Grind green chilly, ginger, salt, curry leaves together coarsely.
Now mix boiled potatoes and ground paste.
Add lemon juice and mix thoroughly.
Make small balls from the mixture and keep aside.

In a mixing bowl put salt, red chilliy powder, asafoetida and little water. Mix well with your fingers.
Add bengal gram flour and mix well. 
Add little water to it and make a thick batter.

Now dip the potato balls in the besan batter, let cover all the sides.
Deep fry them in small batches till crisp and golden color.

Serve Batate ambodo with Tomato sauce.