Cashew - Coconut Bonda

Ingredients:

• Besan flour– 1 cup
• Rice flour – 3 Tablespoons
• All purpose flour - 1 Teaspoon
• Chili powder – ½ Table spoon
• Turmeric powder – ¼ Teaspoon
• Cumin seeds – ½ Teaspoon
• Cashew (broken into small pieces) – a handful
• Coconut (cut into small pieces) – a handful
• Salt as needed
• Water as needed
• Grated ginger – ¼ Teaspoon
• Green chili (finely chopped) - 1
• Curry leaves (finely chopped) – 1 Tablespoon
• Coriander leaves (finely chopped) – 3 Tablespoons
• Baking soda - Pinch
• Oil for frying

 Method:

• Mix all the ingredients except oil.
• Make the dough into small balls.
• Deep fry the balls in hot oil.
• Drain on paper towel.
• Serve with tea. 

Coconut Chutney - 2

Ingredients:

• Grated fresh coconut – 50 g
• Roasted gram (pottukkadalai) – 40 g
• Green chili – 1
• Fennel seeds– 1 Teaspoon
• Ginger – a small piece
• Curry leaf – 1
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

 Method:

• Grind all the ingredients together into a fine paste. Add enough water till you need the correct consistency. It goes very well with idly, dosa and venpongal.