Kara boondi recipe | How to make khara boondhi | Spicy boondi mixture
By Latha on October 20th, 2022
Kara boondi recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. This kara boondi mixture or khara boondi is prepared using gram flour and few other spices. Kara boondi is a spicy and popular snacks loved by all.
Kara boondi is a special snacks prepared for festivals and other occasions. We always think that making boondi is a difficult job, atleast I was under that impression until I tried. Later I realized that making boondi is very easy. Even you will say the same if you follow this recipe.
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Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Serves: 4
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1 cup gram flour or besan or kadlehittu
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- Big pinch turmeric
- 1/2 tsp salt
- A generous pinch of asafoetida
- 1 tbsp hot oil
- Oil to deep fry
Ingredients for mixture: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1/2 cup peanuts or shenga
- 1/2 cup roasted gram
- Some cashews
- Few curry leaves
- Salt as needed
- Red chilli powder as needed
Instructions for making kara boondi:
- Take gram flour or besan in a wide bowl.
- Add in red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and asafoetida. Give a quick mix.
- Add in 1 tbsp of hot oil and mix well again.
- Now add in required water and prepare the batter. I have added little more than 1/2 cup of water.
- Make sure the batter is not having any lumps.
- The batter shall have flowing consistency.
- Heat the oil in a wide frying pan. Check if the oil is hot enough by dropping little batter. The batter shall come up immediately.
- Take a perforated laddle and pour the batter through it into the hot oil.
- Fry until bubbles are stopped.
- Take out the boondi.
- Make sure the perforated laddle is clean before making the next batch. If not boondi may loose the shape.
- Make boondi using remaining batter.
- Fry peanuts and add it into the boondi.
- Fry roasted gram and add it into the boondi.
- Also fry some cashews and curry leaves. Add them into the boondi.
- Add in salt and red chilli powder if needed.
- Give a quick mix and spicy boondi is ready to serve.
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