Aloo Bonda ( Spiced Potato Balls) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 large potatoes
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 green chili, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 bunch fresh coriander, finely chopped
1/2 lemon, juice of
100 g chickpea flour
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon salt
110 ml water

Preparation

Peel the potato & chop into chunks. Boil in salted water for 15 minutes until tender,then drain. Pass through a potato ricer or mash. Leave to cool.
Heat the oil in a frying pan & fry the onion until soft.Throw in the chilli & spices, then cook for 2 minutes more until aromatic.Add the mashed potato, coriander leaves & stalks, lemon juice & a sprinkling of salt, then mix well & set aside.
For the batter, sift the flour, turmeric & bicarbonate of soda into a bowl with the salt & water to make a thick batter.
Roll the potato mix into walnut-size balls. Heat the oil in a pan, until a chunk of bread dropped in sizzles & turns golden. Bit the balls in the batter, then fry in batches.