Ingredients
- Kadalai Maavu/Besan Flour – 1.5 cup
- Water – as required to make the flour like a batter
- Oil – for frying
- Groundnut/peanuts – a handful
- Curry leaves – a handful
- Salt – for taste
- Chilli powder – 1 tsp ( or as you need for spiciness)
Method
- In a big bowl, add the flour and little water, first and mix well, in order to remove the lumps formed.
- After all lumps removed, add 1 tsp oil and some more water so that, it becomes a batter. (little thinner than idli batter form)
- Now in a kadai, pour enough oil and heat it on medium flame.
- In a Jalli Karandi (laddle with holes), pour 1 to 2 tsp of batter in a tsp and slowly rotate it circular motion, so that the batter gets poured like a small balls.
- Fry them, till ligh golden colour and immediately take them out from oil and filter with a kitchen towel.
- Fry the curry leaves and peanuts and mix them with the boondhi.
- Sprinkle the salt and chilli powder over it and mix well.
- Can be stored for more than a week, if stored in a airtight container.
Sending this to Diwali sweets and snacks by Lavi
Anudeepa Kadiresan says
I have tried my recipe before ,but its not crispy enough to make boondi..will try you'r recipe..thanks for this.
belated diwali wishes…
kanthi says
Kara boondhi, quite informative even for learners with good examples,simply love it..
NIDHYA says
Looks crispy and spicy.yum
Aaha Oho
kothiyavunu.com says
Awesome munchies akila..wish to taste some!!
Mahi says
aahaa!Superb boondhi! appadiye saappidalaam pola irukku! 😛 😛
Sridevi says
Boondi looks crispy and too good Akila…
aipi says
That look so so tempting..delicious snack!
US Masala
Shanthi says
Lovely and crispy. Congrats on being the winner
Anu says
It is so yummy and my fav one…
Amritha Kalyani says
kaara boondi looks crunchy adn delicious. love it..
Shalini says
hi akila, first time in your blog. delicious recipes. boondhi looks perfect. wish to follow u. pl do stop by mine wen u find time:)
Sangi says
Pefect n yummy kara boondis..
Dimah says
That looks delicious!
panchpakwan says
Wow Alika, homemade kara boondi looks spicy and yumm..
An Open Book says
isnt this also called mixture??? love it
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
wow, looks lovely !!!
Ananda Rajashekar says
you made it so perfectly akila this is awesome!
Rachana says
A delicious Snack. Look so crispy and yumm.
Hari Chandana says
Kaara boondi looks perfect and tempting.. amazing snaps !!
Chitra says
lovely click. never tried ,will try for my doter 🙂
chaitrali pathak says
crunchy and kurkure…looks nice
jeyashrisuresh says
after coming to singapore i have never tried this. Looking great and good try
Sulagna says
An award for you http://e-senseofspicenfragrance-sulagna.blogspot.com/
RAKS KITCHEN says
I wanted to try this for a long time,but still trying 😉 hehe…
Lovely pictures Akila ! Happy to follow you!
Priya (elaichii) says
Crunchy munchy, love it!
Nitha says
wow.. thats great.. lovely snack..
Priya Sreeram says
lovely— very tempting !
Suja Sugathan says
Never tried this at home..so good,love munching them any time.
GEETHA ACHAL says
சூப்பர்ப் ஸ்நாக்…எனக்கு மிகவும் பிடித்தது…
Priya says
If i make them, i wont stop munching them..crispy bhoondis!
Sharmilee! :) says
Kara boondi at home…that sounds so nice..perfect n crispy
Kurinji says
superb snacks akila…
Nandini says
Makes a really great snack! Yummy!
Mrs.Menagasathia says
மாலைநேரத்துக்கான சூப்பர் ஸ்நாக்ஸ்!!
Dr.Sameena Prathap says
Hey Akila,
Kaara bhoondhi:)
Hmm..Yumm..yumm..One of my favorites…:)
Dr.Sameena@
http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com