Bonda with Potato filling / Aloo Bonda

Ingredients needed for Potato Bonda / Aloo Bonda
1  cup onion chopped
2 cups mashed potatoes
1 cup peas and chopped carrots
2 green chillies
1 cup besan /gram flour
1/2 tsp mustard
1 pinch turmeric
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 " piece ginger chopped
2 tbsps coriander leaves chopped
salt to taste

How to prepare the stuffing / filling?
Heat  4-5 tbsps of oil, splutter mustard seeds.
Saute chopped ginger, green chillies, onion and coriander leaves till the onion turns transparent.
Add turmeric powder, fresh green peas and chopped carrots along with salt to taste.
Mix well, sprinkle a little water andlet the vegetables cook till tender.
Add mashed potatoes  and mix well. Check for salt.
Remove  as the vegetables and the potatoes mix well.
Remove and keep aside.

How to prepare the besan batter for Bonda?
Combine gram flour / besan, 3 tbsps of oil, about 3/4ths cup of water, salt to taste  and the baking powder to  a thick batter like consistency.

How to prepare Potato stuffed Bonda?
Shape the filling in to small balls and roll them in the batter. The batter should be thick enough to cover the filling.
Heat oil  for deep frying.
Add the stuffed balls, one by one, into the hot oil.
As the bondas get golden coloured , remove them from the oil, with a slotted spoon and drain them.
Serve either with coriander / Mint chutney or tomato sauce / ketchup.