Boondi
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
3 cups
ingredients
- 1 cup gram flour
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 6 -8 chopped almonds
- ghee (to deep fry)
directions
- You also need a perforated flat spoon about 5" diameter.
- Boil the sugar and water together.
- Add a tablespoon of milk to bring up the scum.
- Remove scum and boil liquid till the syrup is sticky between the fingers.
- Keep aide, but keep warm for use.
- Make batter with gram flour, which should not be too thin.
- The batter should evenly coat the back of a spoon when dipped in it.
- Heat ghee, hold perforated spoon a little above the hot ghee, pour some batter on the spoon.
- Tap very lightly at edge of spoon to allow small droplets to fall in the ghee.
- Pour back remaining batter and wipe spoon.
- Stir the boondis in the ghee gently and fry till crisp but not brown.
- Drain and put into the syrup.
- Keep for 3-4 minutes before draining from the syrup.
- Spread on a wide plate, add cardamom powder, almonds and mix gently.
- Cool completely and loosen the boondi with finger till each droplet separates.
- Store in airtight container.
- Note: Take great care while dropping the boondi in the hot ghee so as not to burn yourself.
- A little practice and it is very easy.
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