Sweet Bonda
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 cup urad daal - whole or split (it's black daal washed and husk is removed)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ⅓ tsp baking soda
Fresh Coconut - 1 cup fresh or frozen (if using frozen, add 1 cup of boiling hot water and set for an hour)
  • 5 whole green cardamom
  • 1 tbsp poppy seeds
  • ½ cup white granulated sugar
Vada
  • OIl
Instructions
  1. Wash the urad daal really well with cold running water. That will take out any bitterness the dal has. Wash and soak in cold water and set aside for about two hours.
  2. After two hours grind it in a blender or food processor. Add salt and blend. Do not add any water. Take your time in grinding this, scraping every 30 seconds. If you want add 2 tsp of water or 2 icecubes. Blend till smooth.
  3. Take it out. Add baking soda and whip the batter for a minute. This will incorporate air and make it fluffy and light.
  4. Set aside
Coconut Milk
  1. Take one cup of freshly grated coconut in a high powered blender. Add 5 cardamom whole, poppy seeds and blend with ½ cup of water until very smooth paste is formed. Take the blender down and immediately add 1-2 cups of boiling water to it. Let it sit for about 10 minutes before straining it. Add as much or little water as you like. I like my coconut milk on the thinner side.
  2. Add water to the strained coconut milk, mix and set asid.
Fry the Vada
  1. Keep a large pot of oil. Let it get to high temp. Using your hands, wet it little bit. Take 2 tablespoons of the batter and slowly make balls and drop it very very carefully in the oil. DO NOT DROP IT ABRUPTLY, the oil will splatter and chances of getting burns is high. Be cautious. Once you've dropped the batter to fry, Use a slotted spoon and keep moving the balls around for even browning and cooking. Cook it on medium flame. Let it get brown and remove it from the oil and drop it in the warm coconut milk. MAKE sure that the coconut milk is warm.
  2. Let it soak for at least 2 hours, if you can leave it over night, even better.
  3. Serve with some pistachios.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2020/10/20/sweet-bonda/