Aloo Bonda

Ingredients:

Large Aloo (Potatoes)  - 2

Green Chilies (chopped) - 1-2

Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
gram flour - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Red chili powder to taste
Garam Masala powder - 1/4th tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4th tsp
Oil for frying

Method:

• Boil and smash the potatoes well.
• Add salt per taste, chili powder, garam masala, coriander, and green chilies to the above and mix well.
• Take a bowl with a cup of gram flour;
• Add turmeric powder, little salt and chili powder to it. Add little water and mix with hand to make a batter (make sure its neither too thick nor too lose).
• Make small balls of potato mixture.
• Dip each ball in the flour batter and deep fry them till golden brown
• Use paper towel to get rid of excess of oil

Murukku

Ingredients
Rice flour - 2 cups
Urad dal - 1/2 cup
Unsalted butter - 3 tsp
Sesame seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Aesofotida - 1 pinch
Refined oil as required
Salt to taste
Method :
1. Fry the urad dal to light brown and let it cool
2. Grind the fried dal and sieve both Urad and Rice flour
3. Melt the butter slightly and mix it with the flour along with asefotida, salt, cumin seeds and water
4. Make it into a soft dough.
5. Using the muruku presser / mould fry it in heated oil, till they are golden brown.
6. Drain the excess oil by usinf paper towel and store them in air tight container.