Baked Besan Bonda

ByVidya Srinivasan
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After preparing Besan Bonda I started thinking about a particular snack place in India. We stayed in Mambalam in Chennai, and there is one “Venkatramana Boli Stall”. Thinking about that place makes me drool.  Everyday evening they prepare fresh snacks, and it will be over in no time. Their Carrot Halwa, Puran Poli and Besan Bonda are my favorites. Being so addicted to their snacks, I still remember those days when almost every Sunday Sis and I would send my father to buy. If Appa is not going there any weekend, it means Amma has prepared something at home. This Besan Bonda can be prepared easily, and is a modification of yet another recipe from my Amma’s cookbook. Amma fries it deep in oil, but I wanted to prepare a healthy version, so baked it!

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Ingredients

  • Besan flour/ Chickpea flour/ Garbanzo bean flour/ Gram flour- 1/2 cup
  • Rice flour - 2 tbsp
  • Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp Adjust according to your spice level
  • Big onion - 1 no finely chopped
  • Carom Seeds/Ajwain - 1/8 tsp
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Asofoetida - generous pinch
  • Baking soda - 1/8 tsp
  • Baking powder - 1/8 tsp
  • Ghee/oil - 1 tbsp
  • Cooking spray/Oil - to grease I used Oil

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degree Fahrenheit
  • Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and water to make a thick paste. Grease your hand with oil and make small ball-shaped pieces
  • Take a muffin tray and grease it and place the small pieces. Put the tray in the preheated oven. After 10-12 minutes, turn sides and bake for another 10-12 minutes
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Notes

You can also deep fry
You can add any veggies of your choice
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Baked Besan Bonda

Preparation time: 5 Minutes | Cooking time:  20 – 25 Minutes | Makes : 8 pieces

Category: Snacks

Ingredients:

Besan flour/ Chickpea flour/ Garbanzo bean flour/ Gram flour- 1/2 cup

Rice flour – 2 tbsp

Red chilli powder – 1/4 tsp (Adjust according to your spice level)

Big onion – 1 no , finely chopped

Carom Seeds/Ajwain – 1/8 tsp

Curry leaves – few

Asofoetida – generous pinch

Baking  soda – 1/8 tsp

Baking powder – 1/8 tsp

Ghee/oil – 1 tbsp 

Cooking spray/Oil – to grease (I used Oil)

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Method

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degree Fahrenheit
  • Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and water to make a thick paste. Grease your hand with oil and make small ball-shaped pieces

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  • Take a muffin tray and grease it  and place the small pieces. Put the tray in the preheated oven. After 10-12 minutes, turn sides and bake for another 10-12 minutes

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My Notes:

  • You can also deep fry
  • You can add any veggies of your choice

54 Comments

  2. I was just thinking of preparing this Vidya, Good you got it for the party 🙂 They look superb ,Pictures are absolutely fantastic specially the last one fabulous….

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  14. Hi Vidya, they look so good and so interesting, something new to me ☺️ Thank you so much for bringing them to this weeks Fiesta Friday and treating evesnryone xx

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  20. This looks wonderful, love your recipes especially this one, but have a question, do you dip these with anything? what are they typically served with? Thanks!

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  23. Where do you get the Besan flour from? Haven’t heard of that before. These look tasty. Are they like onion bahjis or are they a different texture?

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