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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 teaspoon 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 | Kara Boondi Recipe

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
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3 cups
Calories 82 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan
  • 3 tablespoon Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu
  • ½ cup or adjust Water
  • ⅛ teaspoon Baking Soda / Cooking Soda
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • Oil for deep frying
  • For Seasoning:
  • 1 teaspoon Ghee
  • 5 broken into pieces Cashew nuts
  • 2 tablespoon Peanuts
  • 2 sprigs Curry Leaves
  • a pinch Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
  • ½ teaspoon Chilli Powder
  • ½ teaspoon 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 teaspoon 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: 1gCalories: 82kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 246mgPotassium: 69mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 238IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 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 teaspoon 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

    Thank u Arthi for posting such a wonderful snack.

    Reply

  2. Prema Suresh

    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

    Reply

  3. shwetha shenoy

    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?

    Reply

  5. Anonymous

    Hi, may be oil was not heated well before.

    Reply

  6. Anonymous

    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.

    Reply

  7. krish

    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

    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

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

    Reply

  10. Fathy

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

    Reply