Thursday, March 13, 2014

Goli Baje (Mangalore Bonda)





Ingredients:
2 tbsp yogurt
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup all purpose flour (maida)
1 tbsp chick pea flour (besan), heaped
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp sugar
1 green chilli, finely chopped
1/4 tsp ginger, grated
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

How it's made:

In a large mixing bowl, whisk yogurt with water until smooth and no lumps. Add baking soda, sugar, green chili, ginger and salt to taste. Mix well. Add maida and besan to make a thick paste. Set aside for an hour.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Drop batter by tsp into hot oil and deep fry until light golden brown. Do not over crowd. They puff almost 3 times the size of the batter that was dropped into oil. Drain on paper towel and Serve hot.




Makes about: 20-30 bite size fritters