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Boondi-Kara Boondi Recipe-How to prepare Boondi

May 14, 2011 by PadhuSankar 26 Comments

Boondi is a fried snack made from chick pea flour or besan. You need a special boondi ladle for making boondi which is easily available in India. You can make raita, chaat, laddu and even gravy using boondi. Kara Boondi is a savory version of boondi which can be had as such or can be used to prepare boondi raita, chaat or the famous South Indian mixture.


BoondiHow to make Boondi -Kara Boondhi recipe

Ingredients needed

Bengal Gram flour/Besan -1 cup (kadalai mavu)
Ghee/clarified butter -2 tsp
Oil for deep frying boondis
Salt and chilli powder to taste

Method

Take besan/chick pea flour in a bowl, add 2 tsp ghee, needed salt and chilli powder.

First add little water and mix it well without lumps.Then add more water little by little and make a slightly thin batter.The batter should neither be very thin nor thick.The consistency should be that of dosa batter. (see picture below)

kara boondi
Heat oil, then take the boondi ladle and pour a little batter on the ladle. The batter will fall through the holes into the hot oil. (See picture below)

Fry the balls till golden brown and drain it on a paper towel.

boondi recipe-How to make boondiAfter it cools, store it in an air tight container. It will stay fresh for a week.

Variation

Instead of adding salt and chilli powder in the batter, you can even sprinkle it on the fried boondis, mix it well and then store it.

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Comments

  1. Raji

    May 14, 2011 at 3:27 pm

    Home made boondi looks wow..this will make any raita even more tasty.

    Reply
  2. Vimitha Anand

    May 14, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    Easy to make and can be used in many dishes…

    Reply
  3. Authenticoriyafood

    May 14, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    I love kara boondi with Bisibella bath…a staple in my office canteen!!!! Never tried at home…this looks easy enuf!!!

    Reply
  4. Santosh Bangar

    May 14, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    very useful recipe

    Reply
  5. Priya Sreeram

    May 14, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    aaah- one more fav fried snack- yum !

    Reply
  6. Arundhuti

    May 14, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    Hey, this is a very useful recipe. Thanks for sharing. But I don't know where I will find a boondi ladle here.

    Reply
  7. Biny Anoop

    May 14, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    hey say was a nice tip….gr8 going Padhu

    Reply
  8. Swathi

    May 14, 2011 at 11:20 pm

    Boondhi looks perfect padhu. I love any time to have them.

    Reply
  9. GEETHA ACHAL

    May 14, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    Love the boondi…Love the colors…

    Is it edible veg. that you had kept beside the bhoodi tray in pic 1….

    Reply
  10. Chitra

    May 15, 2011 at 12:17 am

    nothing can beat our desi snacks like this. wow would be gr8 with a cup of hot coffee / tea

    Reply
  11. Aruna Manikandan

    May 15, 2011 at 4:23 am

    love this a lot….
    looks perfect dear 🙂

    Reply
  12. Chitra

    May 15, 2011 at 5:27 am

    Thank you for the photos. I think, now I know the correct consistency of the batter to make the boondis right. 🙂

    Reply
  13. Prathibha

    May 15, 2011 at 9:01 am

    Lovely boondi..love this in dahi n I even love sweet boondi laddu too..

    Reply
  14. Prathima Rao

    May 15, 2011 at 11:07 am

    Very well explained…Thx to u i can now make these delicious crunchy boondis at home!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

    Reply
  15. Sushma Mallya

    May 15, 2011 at 11:53 am

    Looks so crispy and yummy!

    Reply
  16. Isingcakes

    May 15, 2011 at 12:38 pm

    Never tried homemade boondi…love your post on this. Will try soon.
    Try and take part in my blog event"village special"

    Reply
  17. Latha

    May 15, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    Crispy goodness…my lil ones favorite.

    Reply
  18. Suja

    May 15, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    Love boondi,looks crispy and yummy

    Reply
  19. Prathima Shivraj

    May 15, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    Hi Padhu,
    Some awards are waiting for you at my space, so plz drop by my blog and collect the, as you deserve it..

    You might have received many awards but I can't stop you passing as you are maintaining such a wonderful space..

    Prathima
    http://tastyvantalu.blogspot.com

    Reply
  20. Priya

    May 15, 2011 at 5:57 pm

    Crispy boondis looks soo crispy and prefect, love it..

    Reply
  21. Anjali Bapna Shukla

    May 15, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    I'm such a big lover of Boondi Laddoos and this recipe would be of great help…thanks a ton, dear! 🙂 The boondi looks just perfect… 🙂

    Reply
  22. SravsCulinaryConcepts

    May 15, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    Love boondi anytime !! urs came so perfect and looks so yummy !!

    Reply
  23. divya

    May 16, 2011 at 12:57 am

    Looks so crispy and yummy!

    Reply
  24. Vidhya

    May 16, 2011 at 3:35 am

    Boondies looks crispy and yummy.

    Reply
  25. Ananda Rajashekar

    May 22, 2011 at 9:33 am

    This is the best, wow they look great, wanted to try a long time..great recipe!

    Reply
  26. hari priya

    May 4, 2015 at 5:03 pm

    Is rice flour required???

    Reply

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