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A delicious no fry Snack made with lentils and spices, served in an aromatic broth
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Darshini Style Bonda Soup | No Fry Bonda Soup Recipe

Darshini Style Bonda Soup is a protein rich Snack / Appetiser which is NOT deep fried. The lentil dumplings are served in an aromatic soup like broth 
Prep Time4 hours 30 minutes
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time5 hours
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: Karnataka Cuisine, South Indian
Keyword: Bonda Soup, Darshini Style Bonda Soup, High Protein Snack, Lentil, Protein Rich, Winter, WInter Food
Yield: 8 servings
Author: Kalyani

Materials

Soak and Grind:

  • ½ cup Split Green gram Moong dal
  • ½ cup Bengal Gram Channa Dal
  • 2 tablespoon split pigeon pea Toor dal
  • 3 tablespoon Brown Rice

Spices:

  • ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds Jeera
  • ½ teaspoon Ginger crushed
  • 1 tablespoon Green coriander leaves
  • ½ teaspoon Whole Black Pepper crushed
  • ¼ teaspoon Cooking soda just before making the bonda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon Oil

To make the soup base:

  • 150 grams split pigeon pea cooked
  • 2 Tomatoes about 100 grams
  • ½ teaspoon Turmeric
  • ½ inch Ginger
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • 2 Green chillies Jeera
  • ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder
  • 3 tablespoon Menthyada Hittu spice powder / Methkoot powder

Garnish:

  • 1 teaspoon Green coriander leaves
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice optional

Instructions

  • Wash and soak the lentils in warm water for 4 hours
  • Once dals are soaked, drain them and grind them slightly coarse with the whole spices mentioned in the ingredient list above!
  • Soak and Cook the Toor dal mentioned in Soup base with ¼ cup of water with a pinch of turmeric
  • Chop the tomatoes and keep aside
  • Make the Methkoot Powder as described in the recipe link here.
  • For further steps,  Check the Video recipe embedded below and let us know how you liked it.

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