Ingredients: 280 grams Tapioca root,1/2 cup Gram flour (besan),1 tablespoon Rice flour,1 Onion – finely chopped,3 Green Chillies – finely chopped,1 inch Ginger – grated,Coriander (Dhania) Leaves – small bunch,1 pinch Asafoetida (hing),Salt – to taste,Sunflower Oil – for cooking
Time in minutes: 45 Servings: 5 Course: Snack Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Healthy Maravalli Kizhangu Bonda Recipe – Spicy Tapioca Fritters, wash tapioca to remove mud. Peel off the outer skin and wash them again. Cut tapioca into small pieces.Grind chopped tapioca with green chilies and ginger in a mixer grinder to smooth paste. Do not add water.Transfer the paste to a bowl. Add finely chopped onion, asafoetida, coriander leaves, salt, besan and rice flour. Combine all the ingredients together and check the taste.Make small balls of the bonda mixture. Heat paniyaram pan and add a few drops of oil in each cavity. Place the Maravalli Kizhangu Bonda balls into the cavities and pan fry them evenly until browned and crisp on both sides.Cook on medium heat to make sure the tapioca root cooks well from the inside. For each batch, it took 10 mins to cook on low heat. Once done, remove the Maravalli Kizhangu Bonda from the pan and serve hot.Serve the Maravalli Kizhangu Bonda as a delicious tea time snack along with Coconut Chutney or Green Chutney and South Indian Filter Coffee.