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    Home » Recipes » Snacks

    Ulundu bonda recipe, Mysore bonda

    August 4, 2011 by Raks Anand 67 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Ulundu-bonda
    Ulundu bonda recipe, made with urad dal as main ingredient. Chopped coconut and whole pepper take the taste to a whole new level. perfect snack recipe for evening with coffee or tea.

    I recently became a fan of this Mysore bonda AKA Ulundu bonda. In Tamil nadu, restaurants and caterers name this ulundu bonda as Mysore bonda. Here in Tamil nadu, we prepare with urad dal batter.  I tasted this in my periyamma’s house.

    Actually I helped her in making this bonda, while she kept ready the batter ground. They harvest their urad dal in their farm. So the quality of urad dal is unbeatable. She added lots of water while grinding, yet the batter was so stiff, fluffy and white. She added a handful of rice flour too to the batter. It adds crispness and volume to the batter. It's optional though.
    We made in large numbers and I totally loved making balls (that too bigger size bondas) and deep frying them in a big kadai and a big ladle,fun! Its crisp out and soft inside,love the coconut bits the best in this one. Yesterday I ground batter for vadai for aadi perukku and decided to make bondas in the evening and post it here in my blog.

    Ulundu-bonda
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    Ulundu bonda recipe

    Ulundu bonda recipe, mysore bonda made with urad dal as main ingredient. Chopped coconut and whole pepper take the taste to a whole new level. perfect snack recipe for evening with coffee or tea.
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Soaking time 2 hours
    Servings 20 bondas
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Urad dal white, whole
    • 3 tablespoon Fresh coconut bits (chopped)
    • 2 teaspoon Black pepper
    • ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida
    • Salt as needed
    • 2 tablespoon Coriander & curry leaves chopped
    • 2 teaspoon Rice flour
    • 1 Green chilli Optional
    • Oil - To deep fry
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    Instructions

    • Soak urad dal for 2-3 hours and grind with less water until fluffy and smooth.
      step1 bonda
    • Add chopped coconut bits,salt,asafoetida,coriander/curry leaves,rice flour,black pepper and mix well.
      step 2 bonda
    • Heat oil in kadai and keep a small bowl of water to grease your hand,grease ur hand well with water and make small desired sized balls.
      step 3 bonda
    • Drop in oil carefully. Lower the flame and cook both sides until golden in colour. When you turn over to cook the other side,you can keep the flame in medium high. Just make sure the inside gets cooked. For this you have to cook slowly.
      step4 bonda
    • Drain in paper towel and enjoy the hot, crisp bondas!
      step 5 bonda

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    Notes

    • Here's a tip to grind urad dal : Soak for 2 hours and keep an hour minimum inside fridge for chilling.
    • Use ice water to grind the urad dal. Grind the batter with very less water and do not run the mixer for long time. Give just quick pulses.
    • I used only little more than ¼ cup water. This varies upon the urad dal quality.
    • If your batter is not good for making shapes, keep in the fridge for an hour and then try making.
    • If you want you can add a green chilli and a piece of ginger while grinding. You can also add a teaspoon of jeera along with pepper.
    • If your urad dal is old and less in quality, you may not get more volume of batter, apparently you will get less numbers of bondas.
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    Ulundu bonda method:

      1. Soak urad dal for 2-3 hours and grind with less water until fluffy and smooth.step1 batter
      2. Add chopped coconut bits,salt,asafoetida,coriander/curry leaves,rice flour,black pepper and mix well.step 2
      3. Heat oil in kadai and keep a small bowl of water to grease your hand,grease ur hand well with water and make small desired sized balls.step 3 shape
      4. Drop in oil carefully. Lower the flame and cook both sides until golden in colour. When you turn over to cook the other side,you can keep the flame in medium high. Just make sure the inside gets cooked. For this you have to cook slowly.step4 fry
      5. Drain in paper towel and enjoy the hot, crisp bondas!step 5 bonda

    We had it with coconut chutney, which is the best combo!

    Mysore-bonda

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Rekha shoban

      August 04, 2011 at 2:43 am

      wow!!perfecttttt,cute n cripsy bonda....my fav...lovely click!!

      Reply
    2. Vidhya

      August 04, 2011 at 2:45 am

      wonderful click.. Looks really delicious..

      Reply
    3. Shanavi

      August 04, 2011 at 2:47 am

      Wow, my fav too Raks..wonderfully prepared..nice pics.double like

      Reply
    4. Reshmi Mahesh

      August 04, 2011 at 2:50 am

      Lovely recipe and tempting clicks...

      Reply
    5. Divya Kudua

      August 04, 2011 at 2:57 am

      Love the texture of the bondas,so spongy and fluffy!

      Reply
    6. Vibaas

      August 04, 2011 at 3:07 am

      looks awesome raji

      Reply
    7. Prathibha

      August 04, 2011 at 3:07 am

      Though there is no difference in taste when compared 2 medu wada I like 2 eat this as a snack bcoz of its shape...yummy yummy...nice clicks too raji..:)

      Reply
    8. Sarah

      August 04, 2011 at 3:44 am

      aah this is bliss! i love uzhunnu vadas and pics are so tempting! here in Bangalore, we also get a Mangalore Bonda which is pretty different from the others.

      Reply
    9. Varshini Sudharsan

      August 04, 2011 at 4:00 am

      tempting clicks raks...:)
      I have to eat bondas right now

      Reply
    10. Sudha Sabarish

      August 04, 2011 at 4:34 am

      Bondas are my all time fav and i like to have is in the eve with not coffee r tea.Yummy bonda and the pics are really good.

      Reply
    11. Vimitha Anand

      August 04, 2011 at 5:00 am

      Perfect tea-time snack. Looks yum.

      Reply
    12. Kalpana Sareesh

      August 04, 2011 at 5:18 am

      love it so much n esp with coconut chutney..

      Reply
    13. Ramya Bala

      August 04, 2011 at 5:27 am

      yammmaa....thookam varala...theriyama inga vandhuten ;)super yummy!!!

      Reply
    14. மகி

      August 04, 2011 at 5:28 am

      ஆஹா,ராஜி போனவாரம் நானும் இதே போண்டாதான் செய்தேன்.ஆனா வடையாப் போடமுடிலன்னு ஃபீலிங்ஸ் பண்ணேன்! 😉

      சூப்பரா இருக்கு போண்டா! 🙂

      Reply
    15. Sharmilee! :)

      August 04, 2011 at 5:35 am

      Pretty clicks...crispy n perfect bondas. I havent tasted mysore bondas and urs tempt me to the core 🙂

      Reply
    16. Divya

      August 04, 2011 at 5:44 am

      Hi Raji i have never tried making bondas as i don know how they get ball shaped bondas in hotels... you are an expert in getting the right shapes no matter whether it is bonda or vadai... you really have a nice "kai pakuvam"... yesterday i made kaju katli which was a super hit at home... i stil don have the confidence to make bondas... yours looks truly awesome 🙂

      Reply
    17. jayasree

      August 04, 2011 at 6:05 am

      Superb clicks, Raji. Bondas looks crisp and well shaped. I know it is not easy to get these beautifully shaped balls. Though one tends to think shaping vada is more difficult.

      Reply
    18. RAKS KITCHEN

      August 04, 2011 at 6:06 am

      Thanks Divya And Thanks all 🙂

      Reply
    19. Radhika

      August 04, 2011 at 6:10 am

      Bondas and coconut chutney is a killer coombo Raji. Perfect to have for evening tiffin.

      Reply
    20. Pushpa

      August 04, 2011 at 7:09 am

      Irresistibly delicious bondas with chutney.

      Reply
    21. Paaka Shaale

      August 04, 2011 at 7:58 am

      OMG the bondas look super crispy and delicious. This bonda is something I have never tried. Your version seems easy. I am gonna try this very soon Raji. Thanks for all the tips 🙂

      Reply
    22. Kaveri

      August 04, 2011 at 8:07 am

      Love these yummy bondas..your clicks are so tempting

      Reply
    23. Sayantani

      August 04, 2011 at 9:18 am

      tempting bondas...

      Reply
    24. Rachana

      August 04, 2011 at 10:10 am

      Those bondas look so crispy and delicious!!! Tempting clicks 🙂

      Reply
    25. S.Menaga

      August 04, 2011 at 10:24 am

      ஹோட்டலுக்கு போனாலே முதலில் ஆர்டர் செய்வது இந்த போண்டா தான்...ரொம்ப நல்லாயிருக்கு..

      Reply
    26. Prathima Rao

      August 04, 2011 at 12:05 pm

      This ones my fav tea time snack...or for breakfast too 🙂 They look crispy & tempting!!!
      Prathima Rao
      Prats Corner

      Reply
    27. Priti

      August 04, 2011 at 12:10 pm

      Looks perfect ....love those fork ...nice 🙂

      Reply
    28. Hamaree Rasoi

      August 04, 2011 at 12:42 pm

      Tempting, crispy looking bondas...Clicks are making me hungry Raji 🙂

      Deepa
      Hamaree Rasoi

      Reply
    29. aipi

      August 04, 2011 at 12:51 pm

      Truly tempting ~ they came out so crispy n perfect!
      US Masala

      Reply
    30. Preeti Kashyap

      August 04, 2011 at 1:07 pm

      ahhhh,,,these look sooooo perfect raks!

      Reply
    31. Shanthi

      August 04, 2011 at 1:45 pm

      I luv this bonda. Whenever I go to restaurants my first choice is this bonda. By the by the 1st two pictures cannot be seen from my side. The link when clicked leads to the picture. Is something wrong?

      Reply
    32. Laavanya

      August 04, 2011 at 1:54 pm

      I've always wondered how this is different from vadais... (besides the shape that is).

      I too love the tiny coconut bits inside 🙂

      Reply
    33. Premalatha Aravindhan

      August 04, 2011 at 2:09 pm

      Your bonda makes me hungry...luks gud.

      Reply
    34. Ms.Chitchat

      August 04, 2011 at 2:49 pm

      Awesome bondas, perfectly captured too, as usual :):)

      Reply
    35. sangee vijay

      August 04, 2011 at 3:16 pm

      my grandma use to make like this,bonda type..looks so crispy n yummy...very nice pictures 🙂

      Reply
    36. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

      August 04, 2011 at 3:40 pm

      wow, they look super delicious and oh so crunchy from top and soft from inside and what a golden color, beautifully presented 🙂

      Reply
    37. jeyashrisuresh

      August 04, 2011 at 4:01 pm

      Wonderful post Raji I am down with stomach flu and ur tempting me with this:( even I made this today. Awesome clicks

      Reply
    38. Kurryleaves

      August 04, 2011 at 5:00 pm

      perfect tea time snack...love the clicks

      Reply
    39. Anonymous

      August 04, 2011 at 5:26 pm

      Woww.. these look so crispy and yummy 😀 I have to try them. Bookmarked 🙂

      Reply
    40. Happy Cook / Finla

      August 04, 2011 at 5:41 pm

      I want them looks so so delish, trying to cut down in fried food for a while, well that is what i decided but it never last here with me. bookmarking this recipe. made one of you chow chow recipe, and it was yumm.

      Reply
    41. Suma Gandlur

      August 04, 2011 at 7:53 pm

      Love those crispy bondas.

      Reply
    42. cookingvarieties

      August 05, 2011 at 2:35 am

      hi raks kitchen, i blogwalk from jays and glad to meet my sporean neighbour here and your beautiful and neat looking blog : i am wan from malaysia , glad to know you.
      my first time at reading bonda recipe, they sure look very appetising, would surely give this a try. thanks, do visit mine 🙂 ok. have a nice day

      Reply
    43. Priyanka Agrawalla

      August 05, 2011 at 5:07 am

      Wow! wonderful one Raks!

      I liked ur Note very much.. very informative tht was!!

      Thnks 🙂

      Reply
    44. Sai Kanakha Lakshmi

      August 05, 2011 at 5:52 am

      varevah! super clippings.

      Reply
    45. Bharathy

      August 05, 2011 at 7:37 am

      Adengappa! I should try this out soon! 🙂

      Reply
    46. Nisha

      August 05, 2011 at 8:32 am

      I'm drooling

      Reply
    47. Zareena

      August 05, 2011 at 8:59 am

      These look yummy and delicious Raks. They are perfect in shape. Raks I made your moist chocolate cake and I posted it in my blog. They came out perfect.

      Reply
    48. VS

      August 05, 2011 at 6:17 pm

      Awesome tea time snack

      Reply
    49. Jay

      August 06, 2011 at 1:57 pm

      looks yumm, super crisp n tasty..:P
      Tasty Appetite

      Reply
    50. Chitra

      August 07, 2011 at 4:16 pm

      Its been a long time i made this.have this in my archive. pretty clicks as always 🙂

      Reply
    51. Cooking Foodie

      August 07, 2011 at 6:18 pm

      Mouthwatering clicks.. and such a easy and delicious recipe...

      Reply
    52. Priyas Feast

      August 07, 2011 at 6:21 pm

      Visiting ur site after a long time...Bonda luks soft and crispy..My fav.

      Reply
    53. Plateful

      August 08, 2011 at 9:51 am

      Oh my, this looks mouthwatering. I need to try this for my Iftar menu!!

      Reply
    54. Anonymous

      August 08, 2011 at 11:49 pm

      Your new template looks awesome.. And your pictures are making me hungry...

      Reply
    55. notyet100

      August 11, 2011 at 3:31 am

      Beautiful clicks,making me hungry

      Reply
    56. Himani

      August 18, 2011 at 4:39 am

      Hi Raji, wonderful post. I think I have said this before but I would like to say it again. You pics and post, step wise instructions are so inspiring that I want step into my kitchen and start making them at once... and that's what happened with these bondas too. They turned out great...very crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside, great as a evening snack or as breakfast.
      You are always first on my blog visit list and will stay on that spot.

      Reply
    57. RAKS KITCHEN

      August 18, 2011 at 5:04 am

      Hi Himani! Thanks a bunch 🙂 you made my day 🙂

      Reply
    58. Saranya

      September 02, 2012 at 12:14 am

      Raji...that's my mom's name as well...and looks like all the Rajis out in the world are super cooks. I have been visiting your website for about 3days now and I am gonna try this Mysore Bonda ( after recently having some of the bondas on a Bangalore-Mysore highway )... Wish me luck! This will be my first snack trial after my wedding

      Reply
    59. Saranya

      September 02, 2012 at 9:38 am

      Came out good, thanks raji!

      Reply
    60. WeR SAHM

      October 19, 2012 at 2:17 am

      came from Fb directly to this link without any further wait....this is really tempting me to try immediately Raji.... You are always inspiring me with your wonderful appealing clicks and all your recipes are really grt..

      Ezcookbook

      Reply
    61. nusayba

      February 09, 2014 at 1:16 pm

      i found your picture at google image. can i use as a background? thank you.

      Reply
    62. Raks anand

      February 09, 2014 at 1:17 pm

      Background of what? Let me know

      Reply
    63. swathi

      May 06, 2014 at 12:08 am

      Perfect shaped bondas!! lovely pictures:)

      Reply
    64. Kaustubh Sathe

      May 18, 2016 at 12:36 am

      isn't mysore bonda made of maida and sour curd.?
      Hyderabad tiffin centers sell mysore bonda which is made with maida and curd maybe regional difference.

      Reply
    65. arunamk

      June 01, 2016 at 11:49 am

      yeah mysore bonda is made with maida being the main ingredient.

      Reply
    66. Unknown

      September 15, 2016 at 2:28 am

      Wow it came so tasty n yum

      Reply
    67. நாகரீக கோமாளி

      August 12, 2017 at 1:15 am

      true... Mysore Bonda made up of Maida and Sour Curd...
      my understanding is Mysore Bonda is Recipe but incredients differ to region..
      like Biryani - hyderabad Dum, TN, Kerala, Mughlai.....etc...

      whatever today I'm gonna try this out.....
      thanks for sharing....my fav...

      Reply

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