Bread bonda/balls is a scrumptious Appetizer/Snack prepared with mashed potatoes, green peas and spices. Here is the simple and easy video recipe.

Cooking time: within 10 minutes

Serves: 23-25 bread bonda/balls

Ingredients

• Bread slices (white/brown) – (23- 25)
• Potato (steam cooked/ boiled) – 3 (large size)
• Green peas (steam cooked/ boiled) – 40 grams
• Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp + ½ tsp (while cooking)
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Garam masala powder – ½ tsp
• Cumin powder – ¼ tsp
• Coriander powder – ¼ tsp (heap)
• Cooking oil – 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp
• Cashewnuts – 5 (chopped) (optional)
• Green Chillies (finely chopped) – 2
• Onions – 1 medium size (chopped)
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp + ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Garam masala powder – ½ tsp
• Cumin powder – ¼ tsp
• Coriander powder – ¼ tsp (heap)
• Salt – required
• Lemon (small size) – 1/8
• Coriander leaves (chopped) – few

Method

For preparing stuffing:

1. Boil/Steam cook the Potatoes and Green peas.
2. Mash the steam cooked/boiled potatoes and green peas together.
3. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red Chilli powder (1 tsp), cumin powder, Garam masala powder and required salt to it. Mix it well. Mashed mixture is ready.
4. Crackle the mustard seeds with the cooking oil in a Kadai at medium flame.
5. Add the Cashewnuts, green Chillies, Onions, ginger garlic paste and salt (required for Onions) to it and sauté until the onions becomes pink and transparent.
6. Add the mashed mixture and red Chilli powder (½ tsp) to it. Mix it well and sauté for a minute. Turn off the flame.
7. Add chopped coriander leaves and squeeze lemon. Mix it well. Stuffing is ready.

For preparing Bread bonda/balls:

1. Prepare small size balls from the stuffing.
2. Remove the crust from the bread slices using knife.
3. Dip the bread slices in water and squeeze the water from it (Keep the bread slice on your palm and squeeze the water).
4. Keep a Prepared stuffing ball at the center of the bread slice and enclose it with the edges of the bread slice (using hands) and roll it as a ball.
5. Deep fry the balls in cooking oil until it turns brown in a Kadai at medium flame. Turn off the flame. Hot bread bonda (bread balls) are ready to serve.