Its a custom in our household to prepare many snacks and sweets for Diwali. One of the most popular snack for diwali in my house is kara boondi. It is just not diwali but I make it often as it loved by everyone. Kara Boondi is another easy snack which is popular all over India. We all just love to munch on it and you can also use plain boondi for making raita or as a dressing for dahi vada or add them in any other snack. I should warn you that they are very addictive! Once you start munching on them, you can’t stop yourself unless the whole bowl is finished. So, sharing a step-wise recipe to make this addictive snack and hope you all try it at home and share the feedback.
You’ll need a ladle with holes like shown in above picture to make boondis.
Always make sure oil is ready before you start frying boondis.
Take a ladle full of batter and pour over through the ladle with holes keeping it just above the oil.
Read complete recipe and notes before you start making this snack.
Kara Boondi
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
- Besan/Bengal Gram flour -1 cup
- Rice flour – 1/2 cup
- Red chilly Powder – 1 tsp
- Garlic – 3-4 cloves
- Ghee – 1 tsp
- Curry leaves – 1 sprig
- Fried Garlic cloves – 4
- Roasted peanuts – 2 tbsp
- Roasted cashews – 2 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Cooking Oil For Frying – 1 cup
Instructions
- Sieve rice flour and gram flour and add it in a mixing bowl. Add salt to taste, red chilly powder, ghee and mix well adding water little by little. Make a smooth flowing batter and keep it aside. Heat some oil in a frying pan and keep it ready to fry the boondis.
- You’ll need a ladle with holes like shown in above picture to make boondis.
- To make sure to check if oil is ready, add few drops of batter to the hot oil. If it puffs up right away, oil is ready for deep frying.
- Take a ladle full of batter and pour over through the ladle with holes keeping it just above the oil.
- Fry the boondis till they turn golden brown.
- Now you can mix some roasted peanuts, roasted cashews, fried garlic, roasted curry leaves, salt to taste with it and enjoy!
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I've never tried this before. I will have to change that! Thanks for sharing.
They look like spicy gnoochi. If so, I would love them!
I have never heard of it before!! It look delicious and I'm definitely book marking it! What a great alternative to chips or popcorn!