Kara Boondi Recipe | Khara Boondi

Ingredients

• 1 cup Gram flour (Besan / kadalai maavu )
• 1/2 cup Rice flour
• 1 pinch Cooking soda (See note 1)
• Salt
• 2 tbsp Black pepper powder (Fresh ground)
• 4 Flakes Garlic
• 8 Cashew nuts
• 2 tbsp Roasted peanuts
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• 1 tsp Ghee
• Oil - for deep frying

Instructions

1. 1

   Mix gram flour, rice flour, cooking soda, salt firstly (sieve gram flour) and add water gradually to make a batter like bajji batter. Slightly thin than that. May be 1 tblsp more water.

2. 2

   Heat oil in kadai. You will be needing two big ladles with holes as seen in the picture below(slotted) .

3. 3

   One for making boondi and one for draining from oil.

4. 4

   Use another deep ladle to spoon the batter. Pour one ladle of batter over the ladle with hole holding it just above the oil and spread it.

5. 5

   Wipe the laddle as seen below.

6. 6

   Fry with constant turning to ensure even cooking and drain once the bubbles ceases and shhh sound reduces or until golden colour.

7. 7

   Drain using other big slotted ladle in kitchen towel. Repeat the process to finish the remaining batter.

8. 8

   Heat another pan, add ghee, when hot, add broken cashews, peanuts if using and fry till golden.

9. 9

   Then add curry leaves and well crushed garlic(with skin) and fry till nice aroma rises and add half of the pepper powder, give a quick stir and switch off the flame.

10. 10

    Add this to the boondi, add the remaining pepper powder and little more salt and toss well to get all mixed.