BONDA SOUP
I first tasted Bonda soup at a place called Halli mane the famous hotel here.I didn’t know though how it would taste since i have never heard of a thing called bonda soupIt is a most popular snack variety here in Karnataka..Well it is not soup actually but Bondas soaked in yellow lentil gravy similar to rasam but with no tamarind.I have this peculiar habit of trying things at home after tasting them outside somewhere, so i tried it at home.It was a huge hit.I Should thank my hubby here for he is also a great foodie like me takes us quite often and we experiment foods and i try them at home.It is so easy to make that if you prepare Bondas in the morning you can make this soup in the evening and serve for evening snack or with dinner.It calls for very simple ingredients and healthy too.Calorie conscious people can first soak the Bondas in hot water and squeeze it and then immerse it in the soup and enjoy.Now let’s see how i made this.
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| Prep Time | 30 minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 6 Mysore Bonda-
- 3/4 cup Moong dal -
- 1 tsp Ginger grated-
- 1 tsp Jeera / Cumin -
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds -
- pinch Turmeric powder-a
- 3 Tomatoes -
- pinch Asafoetida -a
- sprig Curry leaves -a
- Coriander leaves -to garnish
- 1/2 Lemon -
- 2 Green chillies -
- 3 tsps Coconut pieces-
- to taste Salt -to
- 1 tsp Oil-
Ingredients
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- Soak moong dal for half an hour.This saves time.
- Pressure cook for 3 whistles after adding turmeric powder.
- Take a kadai and add oil and then mustard and jeera.When they have crackled add cut tomatoes green chillies and grated ginger and fry a bit.
- Add this now to the cooked moong dal.Check for the consistency now,if you find it thicker add a little water and adjust according to your preference.Normally the soup is thin.
- Add now cut coconut pieces,curry and coriander leaves salt and asafoetida.
- Lastly squeeze half a lemon.
- Immerse the bondas we have prepared already in the soup. Enjoy as an evening snack or as an appetizer before dinner.
Notes
For extra spiciness to the soup you might add 1tsp of sambhar powder.
You can add cut onions to the soup if you like.
You can grind the tomatoes or use tomato puree instead of cut tomatoes, but cut tomatoes taste best.
Fantastic and very interesting tasty..Loving it.Restaurant in Vijay Nagar