Cheera (Spinach) Bonda

Ingredients

1. Boiled potato - 5
2. Oil - 2 Tsp
3. Onion chopped- 2 small
4. Green chilly - 6-8
5. Turmeric powder - 1/4 Tsp
6. Ginger chopped - 1 1/2 Tsp
7. Curry Leaves chopped - 2 twigs
8. Spinach (Green Cheera) chopped - 1 cup
9. Salt - as per taste
10. Oil - for deep frying

For Batter 

• Maida (All purpose flour) -1 1/2cup
• Salt - a pinch
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Red chilly powder - a pinch
• Fennel seeds (Perumjeeragam) - 1/4 Tsp
• Water

Preparation

• Peel off the skin and smash the boiled potatoes. Keep aside.
• In a pan , heat oil and fry onion , ginger , green chilly and curry leaves. When it changes it color add turmeric powder and salt. Saute well. 
• When onion is cooked well , off the flame add spinach(Cheera) , mix well and close the lid.
• Mean while in a bowl mix all the items for the batter. Add required amount of water to make a paste ( Batter should be enough to form a nice well coating).
• Open the lid, mix cheera and also add smashed potatoes .
• Combine potato mix well and make small balls. 
• Heat oil for deep frying.
• Dip the potato balls in the batter and drop into hot oil.
• Place on kitchen tissues, to remove the excess oil.
• Serve it hot with tea....

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