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    Kara Boondi Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Kara Boondi Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a tasty, time-pass snack which turned out perfect, crispy and flavorful.

    Kara Boondi

    I was thinking about making the main and basic diwali recipes for quite a while..They are kara boondi, sweet boondi and boondi ladoo. Finally i made them today and it turned out to be perfect. I was happy with the results. I was quite surprised how easy it is to make them. 

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    Ingredients for Kara Boondi Recipe

    • Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan - 1 cup
    • Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 3 tbsp
    • Water - ½ cup or adjust
    • Baking Soda / Cooking Soda - ⅛ tsp
    • Salt - ¼ tsp
    • Oil for deep frying

    For Seasoning:

    • Ghee - 1 tsp
    • Cashewnuts - 5 broken into pieces
    • Peanuts - 2 tbsp
    • Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs
    • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - a pinch
    • Chilli Powder - ½ tsp
    • Pepper Powder - ½ tsp
    • Salt to taste
     
    I love the seasoning which goes in this, it makes it super tasty. My mom usually adds chilli powder and few more spices into the batter and make the boondi, but i kept the batter plain and simple. After frying those boondis i made a seasoning and tossed the boondis in that.
     
     
    I hope you will try this out and let me know how it turned out for you..

    How to Make Kara Boondi Recipe

    1. Take gram flour, rice flour in a sifter and sieve it.
    2. Add in water slowly and make it into a smooth batter.
    3. Now add in some baking soda and salt. Mix well. The batter should be little thick, it should be thinner than bajji batter.
    4. Make the batter perfectly then only you will get round boondi.
    5. Now heat oil for deep frying.
    6. Now take a boondi karandi or a perforated ladle. Hold it over oil. Pour a ladleful of batter over the karandi and spread it out. The boondis will fall drop by
      drop.
    7. Fry the boondi till they are crispy. Drain them and set aside.
    8. Now heat a tsp of ghee in a pan, add in cashews, peanuts and fry till golden.
    9. Add in curry leaves and saute till they turn crispy.
    10. Now add in asafoetida and give a stir.
    11. Add in chilli powder, salt and pepper powder and mix well.
    12. Take the pan off the heat and Add in fried boondi and mix well.
    13. Now allow this to cool down and store it in a air tight container.
     

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    Kara Boondi Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a tasty, time-pass snack which turned out perfect, crispy and flavorful.
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 3 cups
    Calories: 82kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan
    • 3 tbsp Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu
    • ½ cup or adjust Water
    • ⅛ tsp Baking Soda / Cooking Soda
    • ¼ tsp Salt
    • Oil for deep frying
    • For Seasoning:
    • 1 tsp Ghee
    • 5 broken into pieces Cashew nuts
    • 2 tbsp Peanuts
    • 2 sprigs Curry Leaves
    • a pinch Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
    • ½ tsp Chilli Powder
    • ½ tsp Pepper Powder
    • Salt to taste

    Instructions

    • Take gram flour, rice flour in a sifter and sieve it.
    • Add in water slowly and make it into a smooth batter.
    • Now add in some baking soda and salt. Mix well. The batter should be little thick, it should be thinner than bajji batter.
    • Make the batter perfectly then only you will get round boondi.
    • Now heat oil for deep frying.
    • Now take a boondi karandi or a perforated ladle. Hold it over oil. Pour a ladleful of batter over the karandi and spread it out. The boondis will fall drop by drop.
    • Fry the boondi till they are crispy. Drain them and set aside.
    • Now heat a tsp of ghee in a pan, add in cashews, peanuts and fry till golden.
    • Add in curry leaves and saute till they turn crispy.
    • Now add in asafoetida and give a stir.
    • Add in chilli powder, salt and pepper powder and mix well.
    • Take the pan off the heat and Add in fried boondi and mix well.
    • Now allow this to cool down and store it in a air tight container.

    Notes

    1)The batter consistency is important. It shouldn't be too thick or too thin, make the batter a little thin than bajji batter.
    2)You can use boondi karandi or perforated spoon to make boondi.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 82kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 246mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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    Kara Boondi Recipe Step by Step 

    Take all your ingredients
    Take Gram Flour in a sifter
    add in rice flour and soft both of the together
    Now both of them are sifted
    Add water slowly
    Mix well to a smooth batter..
    add some salt
    a little baking soda
    mix well
    Take consistency should be thick, but little thin
    than bajji batter..
    Heat oil for deep frying
    I got these boondi karandi from my perimma
    If you don't have boondi karandi, You can use
    plain perforated ladle too,
    i made my motichoor ladoos using that
    Pour some batter into the karandi
    use a small ladle to spread it
    Now fry them till they turn crispy, it will take
    just a min
    drain them
    place them over some paper towel
    Now make the seasoning, take a tsp of ghee in a pan
    melt it down
    add in cashews and peanuts
    fry them till golden
    add in some curry leaves and fry till crispy
    add in some asafoetida / hing
    chilli powder
    some pepper powder
    add in some salt
    mix well
    take it off the heat and add in the fried boondis
    toss well
    ta da
    cool it down
    serve
     
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    1. Priya.G

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      Thank u Arthi for posting such a wonderful snack.

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    2. Prema Suresh

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      You had mentioned you will post your daughters birthday pictures in a couple of days, but you haven't posted yet.
      Kara boondhi looks delicious

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    3. shwetha shenoy

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      i tried this boondi today... drops started to stick to each other in oil... drops were falling nicely but till the end all boondis started to stick to each other.. any reason?

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    4. Aarthi

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      @shwetha shenoynot sure dear

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    5. Anonymous

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      Hi, may be oil was not heated well before.

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    6. Anonymous

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      Your recipes are very good and easy to make. With the pictorial representation, it makes it easier. Keep it coming. Love to read your blog as well.

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    7. krish

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      Hi I just trying your recipes and it's coming good also. Now I am a big fan for your blog and also to you. Nice to share your recipes keep on posting and All the best

      Anuradha Bangalore

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    8. krish

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      Hi I just trying your recipes and it's coming good also. Now I am a big fan for your blog and also to you. Nice to share your recipes keep on posting and All the best

      Anuradha Bangalore

      Reply
    9. gayathri

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      Tried it for diwali. yummy. so tasty and crunchy. my kid kept eating it even before i could season it.

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    10. Fathy

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      I tried this kaara booni... It came out well... U explain ur methods very clearly... Thank u..

      Reply

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