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Ethapazham Bonda/Sweet Bonda




Ethapazham Bonda/Sweet Bonda
Bonda is a perfect tea time snack, crispy deep-fried balls with a spicy masala filling. South Indians love their fried food and bonda and chutney is a delightful combo. The recipe I am sharing today is a sweet version. It is made with sweet ripe plantains and jaggery is insanely addictive. Deep-fried goodness with the enticing flavor of plantains, ghee, and cardamom- now does that not sound appetizing? These bondas are a delightful snack that you cannot stop munching. Just like regular bondas it is crispy on the sides and still quite soft inside the fitter. It goes well with hot piping tea.

This is a no-fuss recipe and is easy to whip up. Look at the list of ingredients for sweet bonda. You would usually have these ingredients in your pantry. The sweet filling is made with ripe plantains, coconut, jaggery, and semolina/rava. The batter consists of all-purpose flour and gram flour. The filling is laced with the aroma of ghee and cardamom. Good coconut oil makes all the difference. So if possible use coconut oil for authentic and homey South Indian flavor. This recipe is very similar to Kerala Sukhiyan recipe. The filling for Sukhiyan is sweet mung bean. Here we are using ripe plantains instead.

I make this whenever I have overripe plantains sitting on the counter. Yes, plantains that are overly ripe to make fitters. Well mash them up and use to make a filling for sweet bonda. It is a quick and simple one and will be loved by both young and old. Try this recipe, you will surely love it.




Recipe for Ethapazham Bonda

Cooking time- 25 minutes
Recipe type- snack
Cuisine- Kerala

Ingredients
Ripe Plantain -3
Coconut grated- 3/4 cup
Rava- 1/3 cup
Jaggery grated-3/4 cup
Cardamon -5
Cashew nuts-6-7
Raisins-  a few
Nutmeg powder- a pinch (optional)
Ghee- 2 tsp


For the batter

Maida/All purpose flour- 1/2 cup
Gram flour- 1/2 cup
Rice flour-2 tbs (optional)
Sugar-1 tsp
salt- a pinch
baking powder- a pinch
oil for frying
To make the filling

Grate plantain or mash it with your hands. 
Melt jaggery or palm sugar in a pan with two 1/4 cup water. When all the jaggery melts, switch off the flame. Strain and set aside.
Heat ghee in a pan and roast cashew nuts and raisins, drain and keep aside.
In the same pan roast Rava/ semolina and coconut till it is golden brown. Add the grated plantain and saute for about two minutes. Pour melted jaggery and let it cook and come together like a ball. Allow this mixture to cool. Add cardamom powder, nutmeg, and the roasted cashew nuts and raisins. Mix well and make small lemon sized balls and keep aside.
To make bondas
Mix all the ingredients listed under batter. Add enough water to make a smooth batter not so thick and not so thin( idli batter consistency).
Heat oil in a pan and when it's hot enough take balls one at a time and dip into the batter and carefully drop into oil. Fry till all sides are evenly browned up. Drain on paper towel. Serve as a tea time snack.


You might also like,
Pazham Pori
Ethapazham Aval Nanachathu
Ethapazham Paal Curry
Kaya Pola/ Plantain Cake
Sweet Kozhukatta
Kadachakka Ethapazham Stew


Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy
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  1. UnknownNovember 14, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    wow. Sweet bonda with a cup of tea. What a combo of heaven!!! Love it suja.

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  2. HemaNovember 14, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    hmm yummm snack.. new to me.. worth trying .. bookmarked it :)

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  3. AarthiNovember 14, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    YUMMO..This looks awesome..You have made perfectly dear..

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  4. Priya SureshNovember 14, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Yummy bonda, feel like having some..

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  5. UnknownNovember 14, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    yumm yumm....


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  6. ShriNovember 14, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    The filling would be of a 'halwa' consistency, is it not? Good idea and loved the recipe!

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  7. faseelaNovember 14, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    yummy dish...........

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  8. Vineetha SushNovember 14, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    Nice recipe,feeling hungry seeing it.

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  9. SanNovember 14, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Delectable sweet bonda. Wanna grab all of them right away.

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  10. Sobha ShyamNovember 14, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    wow, so innovative dear, tasty and yummy bondas..

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  11. NehaNovember 14, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Nice recipe...

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  12. divyaNovember 14, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    looks delicious... fabulous recipe..

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  13. PushpaNovember 14, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    Great tea time snack,looks perfect.

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  14. Nalini's KitchenNovember 14, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Sweet bonda looks yummy and delicious feel like grabbing the platter,mouthwatering recipe.

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  15. aipiNovember 14, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    My hubs will go crazy for this one ~ what an ingenious recipe!
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  16. AminaNovember 14, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    delicious snack.. looks perfect..

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  17. SwathiNovember 14, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Adipoli bonda, I will try this one.

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  18. PremaNovember 14, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    wow delicious bonda,sure i taste delicious...

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  19. UnknownNovember 14, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    Wow....lovely tasty bonda.

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  20. ChitraNovember 15, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Never had a chance to have this. New to me. Looks very nice. pass me some ;)

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  21. ElaichiiNovember 15, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    the bondas look addictive!

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  22. cookingvarietiesNovember 15, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    hi suja, we have some similarities in the ingredients with different shapes, perhaps taste a lot different too, cos yours have spices added to it..

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  23. hemalataNovember 16, 2011 at 2:35 AM

    Sweet bondas looks so yummy and delicious,well presented.

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  24. Sushma MallyaNovember 16, 2011 at 3:48 AM

    They look so mouthwatering and delicious ...lovely!

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  25. Only Fish RecipesNovember 16, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    these bondas look amazingly delicious....nice clicks too !

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  26. Treat and TrickNovember 16, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    Tasty snack and lovely presented!

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  27. Mrs KNovember 16, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Suja these bondas are to die for,I am unable to stop this craving now-See what you have done:)!!!

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  28. ShylajaNovember 16, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    bondas look absolutely delicious

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  29. Sayantani Mahapatra MudiNovember 16, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    I first thought these are paniyaramas. such cute round shapes. love your sweet bondas.

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  30. UnknownNovember 16, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Nice presentation............

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  31. AmilaNovember 17, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    wow!!looks so yummy!!
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  32. UnknownNovember 18, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Sweet bondas look utterly delicious and inviting! Yum!

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  33. Sherly AjiNovember 19, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Sweet Bondas looks superbin all means

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