Mangalore Bonda or Goli Bajji

Mangalore Bonda or Goli Bajji is a popular snack from Karnataka cuisine. These are soft, spongy fritters made with all purpose flour. An evening time snack to munch on with a cup of hot tea.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup of maida or all purpose flour
• 1½ cup of curd or yogurt
• 1 tbsp rice flour
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt to taste
• 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
• 3 to 4 green chillies, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh coconut pieces
• Few curry leaves, finely chopped
• Few coriander leaves, finely chopped
• Oil for deep frying

METHOD:

1. Add all purpose flour, rice flour, salt and sugar in a bowl and mix well. Adding sugar adds golden brown color to the bonda. Rice flour adds crispness texture.
2. Add a cup of curd at first and then little by little. Mix well to form a thick consistency batter.
3. Now add chopped ginger, chillies, coconut pieces, curry leaves and coriander leaves and mix well.
4. Keep it aside for 5 to 6 hours to set.
5. After the resting time, heat oil for deep frying in a pan.
6. Once the oil is hot, add a tablespoon amount of batter by your hand to the oil.
7. Keep dropping the batter until there is enough space in the pan.
8. Fry until the bajji turns golden brown on all sides in a medium flame.
9. Transfer it to a paper towel once done to remove excess oil.
10. Repeat the same procedure to the remaining batter.
11. Serve the bajji hot with coconut chutney.

Note: We are not using baking soda in this recipe as we are letting the batter rest to 6 hours. If you need to do immediately then add baking soda and rest it to minimum of an hour.