Boondi

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

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)

Recipe

• 1 you also need a perforated flat spoon about 5" diameter.
• 2 boil the sugar and water together.
• 3 add a tablespoon of milk to bring up the scum.
• 4 remove scum and boil liquid till the syrup is sticky between the fingers.
• 5 keep aide, but keep warm for use.
• 6 make batter with gram flour, which should not be too thin.
• 7 the batter should evenly coat the back of a spoon when dipped in it.
• 8 heat ghee, hold perforated spoon a little above the hot ghee, pour some batter on the spoon.
• 9 tap very lightly at edge of spoon to allow small droplets to fall in the ghee.
• 10 pour back remaining batter and wipe spoon.
• 11 stir the boondis in the ghee gently and fry till crisp but not brown.
• 12 drain and put into the syrup.
• 13 keep for 3-4 minutes before draining from the syrup.
• 14 spread on a wide plate, add cardamom powder, almonds and mix gently.
• 15 cool completely and loosen the boondi with finger till each droplet separates.
• 16 store in airtight container.
• 17 note: take great care while dropping the boondi in the hot ghee so as not to burn yourself.
• 18 a little practice and it is very easy.