It is not easy to post 32 different recipes from 32 different bloggers and 32 different Ramadan stories…..all back to back. After much needed break, I am back with a much loved and kid friendly recipe ‘Cheese Stuffed Aloo Bonda’. I normally make aloo bonda for snack to go with evening tea. But during one of the iftar party, I thought of adding cheese to make these regular aloo bonda’s more delectable.
Though many of us avoid fried food during fasting, once in a while is always an exception…right??? These cheese stuffed gooey aloo bonda are instant hit among kids. My little princess and her friends who were there in the Iftar party loved relishing these. A cheesy twist to the regular aloo bonda.
Cheese Stuffed Aloo Bonda
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 big Potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed
- 50 gms. Mozzarella cheese, cut into ½ inch pieces
- 1 Green chilli, chopped
- 1 tbsp. Red chilli powder
- ¼ tbsp. Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp. minced Coriander leaves
- 1 tbsp. Lemon juice
- Salt
TEMPERING/TADKA:
- ½ tbsp. Cumin/Jeera
- Oil
FOR OUTER COATING:
- ½ cup Chickpea flour /Besan
- ½ tbsp. Red chilli powder
- pinch Turmeric powder
- pinch Cooking soda
- Salt
How to make Cheese Stuffed Aloo Bonda
PREPARATION:
- In a bowl whisk in chickpea flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and cooking soda by adding water and give the mixture a thick coating consistency.
- In a kadai/heavy bottom cooking vessel, heat oil and add cumin seeds when they start to splutter, add mashed potatoes, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and chopped green chilli.
- Give the mixture a nice stir and add lemon juice along with minced coriander leaves.
- Turn off the flame and leave it to cool. Once the mixture gets cool, divide the mixture into 8-10 equal portions. Stuff each portion with a mozzarella piece in center and make ball. Set aside.
- Heat enough oil in a heavy bottom cooking vessel and dip each ball in the batter. Coat evenly and carefully drop the ball into the hot oil. Fry until nice golden brown.
- Repeat the process until all the stuffed mashed potato balls are fried. Take them out on to kitchen tissue or towel. Serve hot with your choice of chutney or ketchup.
- Add love to make these bonda’s taste ‘Yummy’.
This recipe is an entry to Monsoon Snack Challenge for The Hub @ Archana’s Kitchen challenges.
To kick off my laziness and get connect with you more….I have got involved in few new projects and ventures…more on this in coming post’s…but for now…these ‘cheese stuffed aloo bonda’ are going to be part of ‘Theme Group Blogging’, where we bunch of pre- registered food bloggers submit a recipe on first of every month. Hop on to my dear buddies ‘Potato’ recipes as the theme for the month is ‘Potato’, by clicking on the respective links,
- Fa’s Kitchen – Seasoned Potato Wedges
- Brain Jones – Pea & Potato Vegetable Terrine
- Niithya’s Kitchen – Potato Chesse Balls
- Razena Schroeder – Potato Pudding
Nithya Ravi says
Really tempting bonda,yum yum.
Tantalise my tastebuds says
OMG… Potato and cheese in the same dish… and all melty and gooey inside. This sounds like the perfect snack!
Amrita Roy says
I just loved the idea of adding cheese inside aloo bonda
anyone4curryandotherthings.com says
Lubna – do you belief in telepathy? (lol) – I made exactly those little cheese bondas for my husband yesterday and today, sunday, your recipe appears on my screen. It's back to the kitchen for me again for today's Tea. Btw – I absolutely love your photography – brilliant.
kitchen queen says
yummy tempting aloo bonda.
Veena Theagarajan says
Interesting.. With that whoozing cheeze anyone can resist?
Love Swah says
Oh that gooey cheese looks irresistible!
marudhus kitchen says
Really innovative snack..yumm
Fas Kitchen says
Wow, this looks mouth watering… I can only imagine the taste.. can I pls come over for a quick bite
Riya Singh says
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Sara @ Belly Rumbles says
These guys look amazing. Love cheese and especially when melty and stretchy. I doubt I would b stopping at three or four.
KrishnaR says
wow fabulous idea to serve at time of Tea