Taste the Bonda: The Golden Globes of South Indian Cuisine!

Listen to this, and you’ll be able to taste the ‘Bonda’, south India’s crunchy, savoury snack!

The Bondas, the original golden globes of South Indian cuisine.

(Photo: Arnica Kalra / The Quint)

The 'Bonda' is a round, savoury fried snack that's been a part of south Indian kitchens for centuries. Perfected and patronised by the kings of Karnataka, influenced by the Mughals, and praised the world over; the Bondas are crunchy on the outside, and unbelievably fluffy on the inside.

Welcome to a spicy, crunchy episode of Southern Slurp. I'm going to bring you as close as possible to tasting the original Golden Globes of South Indian Cuisine: The Bondas.

It's time to have a ball. Pun intended!