Boondi | Kara Boondi
Boondi are a crispy chickpea snack that are so simple to put together and taste delicious when eaten on their own, or as part of another snack mixture.
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 10 min
Total: 15 min
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 cup besan chickpea flour
- 3 Tbsp rice flour
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp red chili powder / flakes
- 1 tsp carom seeds
- ½ tsp garam masala
- Salt
- 1 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine dry ingredients for the batter: besan, rice flour, turmeric, chili powder, carom seeds, garam masala. Whisk or sift to remove all lumps.
- Add water as needed to create a slightly runny batter. The batter needs to be thin enough to run through the holes of a slotted spoon.
- Heat your frying to to about 375-385°F. The oil needs to be hot enough to immediately start cooking the boondi without soaking in.
- Hold a slotted spoon over your frying oil and scoop some batter into your slotted spoon. Keep the slotted spoon close to the oil to avoid splatter. If the batter does not drip through, stir in some more water and repeat.
- Fry the boondi until it turns golden, about a minute. Gently stir the oil for even cooking. Use a slotted spoon to remove onto a paper towel.
Nutrition
- Calories: 72
- Carbohydrates: 11
- Protein: 4
- Fat: 1
- Saturated Fat: 0.1
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2
- Sodium: 14
- Potassium: 135
- Fiber: 2
- Sugar: 2
- Vitamin A: 43
- Vitamin C: 0.03
- Calcium: 9
- Iron: 1