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Karnataka special Bonda Soup | Urad dal Fritters in Spicy Dal Soup

Breakfast Recipes | vegetarian

  • Prep Time 5 Mins
  • Cook Time 20 Mins
  • Servings 6

Ingredients

  • FOR BONDA (DUMPLING)
  • 1.5 cup Black Gram Dal
  • Fridge Water - For grinding the batter
  • Salt as required
  • FOR SOUP
  • 1/2 cup Split Green Gram
  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
  • 1 Chopped Ginger
  • 1 Chopped Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Chopped Green Chillies
  • 2 Asafoetida
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Onions
  • Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
  • 1 cup Chopped Tomatoes
  • 1 Coriander Leaves – small bunch
  • 750 ml Water
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1/4 cup Desiccated Coconut
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder

Instructions

  1. Grind the soaked (for a minimum of 4 hours) Black Gram with Salt and cold water to a smooth and thick paste.
  2. Cook Split Green Gram adding 1.1/4 cups of water.
  3. Heat a little oil, add Mustard, Cumin, Curry Leaves, fine Chopped Green Chillies, Chopped Ginger and Garlic & Asafoetida and fry.
  4. Add chopped Onions to this seasoning, saute for a few minutes till the Onions turn soft, then add chopped Tomato pieces, Salt, Red Chilli powder, Turmeric and cook until the Tomatoes are completely done.
  5. Add cooked Split Green Gram and some water to the Tomato mixture, allow it to boil for 10 mins.
  6. Sprinkle some Desiccated Coconut, Black Pepper powder, Lemon juice and chopped Coriander into the boiling Soup and turn the stove off.
  7. Beat the ground smooth batter for 5 mins, wet your fingers and make Bondas (Dumplings) in hot Oil. Fry them until they are golden brown.
  8. Add these soft and fluffy Bondas or dumplings to the hot Soup and serve them.