Khara Boondi | ಖಾರ ಬೂಂದಿ | Kara Boondi

Khara Boondi is a spiced awesome savory, a mixture consisting of boondis (fried pearls) made using gram flour batter, and adding fried roasted peanuts, cashews, chana dal, garlic, curry leaves & a few spices. 

Khara Boondi is made during festivals in India and although making these khara boondis is very easy but it takes some time to fry the boondis. 

The spice level in Khara Boondi can be adjusted as per your spice level. 

Ingredients

1. Besan or gram flour - 1 cup
2. Rice flour - 2 tbsp
3. Red chili powder - 1 tbsp
4. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
5. Salt as per taste
6. Asafetida - 2 pinch
7. Water as required
8. Cooking soda - 2 pinch
9. Cooking oil - for deep frying
10. Groundnuts - 1/4 cup
11. Curry leaves - few
12. Garlic Pods - 10 to 12 (minced)
13. Roasted channa dal

Direction / Method 

1. Take a bowl & a strainer, add a cup of besan flour, 2 tbsp of rice flour, 1 tbsp of red chili powder, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, salt as per taste, 2 pinches of cooking soda and 2 pinches of asafetida.
2. Strain them all well using a spoon.
3. Add water little by little and mix them well using a whisker.
4. Make a thick batter without any lumps.
5. Take a pan, and add cooking oil for deep frying.
6. Heat the cooking oil for some time.
7. Before making the khara boondis, add 2 pinches of cooking soda into the batter & mix it well.
8. When the cooking oil is hot enough, take dry perforated ladle (jhara) & place it just above the hot oil.
9. Add some batter on the perforated ladle & spread the batter lightly on the perforated ladle using a curry ladle.
10. Finish up the batter and fry the boondis on a medium flame until they become slightly crisp and golden.
11. When the boondis are fried, transfer them into a bowl with a tissue paper.
12. Continue to fry the remaining boondi batter.
13. Take a 1/4 cup of ground nuts in a stainer and fry them in hot oil until the color change or they become crispy.
14. Transfer the fried ground nuts into the boondi bowl.
15. Fry few roasted chana dal, few curry leaves & 10 to 12 minced garlic and transfer them into the same boondi bowl.
16. Remove the tissue from the boondi bowl.
17. Give them a nice mix & toss until they all are well combined.
18. If you prefer more spice, add a little red chili powder and give them a nice mix and toss.
19. That's it! Khara Boondi is ready to be served.

 

Store the khara boondi mixture in an air-tight container or any jar. This khara boondis can be eaten without anything or can be mixed with many recipes such as bisibelebath, curd recipes, and others.

Do try this khara boondis at your home instead of buying it from outside.

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