Kara Boondi

Kara boondi is one of the most favorite savory tea time snack. Very delicious, very addictive! This vegan snack is super crunchy and made of chickpea flour. 

Don’t just make it for special occasions and festivals, because it’s so addictive you’ll want to make it again and again.

Kara boondi is basically spiced savory version which is so much different from sweet boondi. It packs a whole lot of flavors and spices.

It consists of fried boondi that is not sweet (crispy little nuggets of chickpea flour) along with fried peanuts, fried curry leaves and fried garlic pods. All the flavors are so amazing you’re mouth will explore with flavors.

This popular South Indian snack is one of my favorite Diwali recipes that I try every single year without fail.

Though this snack is usually made during special occasions and festivals, we say don’t just make it for festivals. Kara boondi recipe is so addictive that you’ll make it over and over again and stock it up for everyday tea time snack.

Though the name says ‘kara’, this savory snack is not really spicy. It’s savory for sure, with right blend of red chilies, flavors from fried curry leaves, crushed fried garlic and fried peanuts. This savory snack gives you a wonderful break from all the sweet dishes you make for diwali or any other festival.

The main ingredient – boondi is made from chickpea flour. Mix chickpea flour with salt, red chili powder and other ingredients into a thin batter. Pour it over slotted spoon and the batter that falls through the holes of the spoon into hot oil forms into cute little crispy dumplings.

At the beginning I was petrified to even think of trying to make my own boondi at home. But trust me it’s actually not that difficult as you might imagine.

If I can make kara boondi recipe at home, you definitely can make it too. The most crucial thing is the consistency of the batter. Get that right, and you’re in no big trouble.

How To Make Kara Boondi 

• Sieve chickpea flour, rice flour together. In a bowl add the flour, salt, pepper powder, asafetida, cooking soda and mix. Add water little at a time, whisk to form a batter that is slightly thick and is of pouring consistency.
• Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying. Once oil in hot, reduce flame to medium.
• Into the oil add peanuts and fry till they start to turn brown. Next add curry leaves and crushed garlic cloves and wait they crisp up.
• Let’s fry the boondis in the same oil. The flavor of garlic and curry leaves that went into the oil will flavor up the boondis as well.
• Hold a slotted spatula over the hot oil and pour the batter on top of the slotted spatula little at a time. The batter should flow down the spatula holes easily into hot oil. Wait till all batter falls down through the hole, then pour another ladle full of batter over the slotted spatula and wait for it to fall down into the hot oil. Wait for all the boondis inside the oil to get cooked and turn crispy. The color once turned golden yellow remove the fried boondi from oil onto a kitchen paper.
• Before repeating the next batch of frying boondis wipe clean the remaining batter sticking to the slotted spatula including the whole. Then pour the next batch and fry them the same way. Do this step till all the batter is fried.
• Mix boondi, peanuts, curry leaves, garlic. Let it cool completely. Store in air tight container and enjoy it with your tea in the evening or munch on anytime 😀 These are totally addictive!!
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How To Serve Kara Boondi

With a hot cup of chai in the evening, a bowl of kara boondi goes down the stomach in no time. It doesn’t stop just there! There are way too many ways to serve kara boondi.

Serve it with bisi bele bath. That’s right, serve it with your favorite lunch. Bisi bele bath isn’t complete without kara boondi topped over it before serving.

Serve it with raita. One of the best summer side dish with any rice pulao or biryani. We love to serve kara boondi raita with mint pulao.

Make a spicy and interesting curry or gravy out of boondi! Yes, you read it right. Boondi curry is one of the most liked curry in North.

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Kara Boondi

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Kara boondi is one of the most favorite savory tea time snack. Very delicious, very addictive! This vegan snack is super crunchy and made of chickpea flour. 

Course: Appetizer, Snacks

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: tea time snacks, deep fried, boondi, diwali recipes

Servings: 2 cups

Calories: 605 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 cup besan flour (chickpea flour)
• ½ cup rice flour
• 1 pinch cooking soda
• ¼ teaspoon asafetida
• 1 ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground pepper
• Water as required
• ½ cup peanuts
• 3 sprigs curry leaves
• 4 whole garlic cloves with skin crushed
• Oil for deep frying

Instructions

1. Sieve chickpea flour, rice flour together. In a bowl add the flour, salt, pepper powder, asafetida, cooking soda and mix. Add water little at a time, whisk to form a batter that is slightly thick and is of pouring consistency.
2. Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying. Once oil in hot, reduce flame to medium.
3. Into the oil add peanuts and fry till they start to turn brown. Next add curry leaves and crushed garlic cloves and wait they crisp up.
4. Let’s fry the boondis in the same oil. The flavor of garlic and curry leaves that went into the oil will flavor up the boondis as well.
5. Hold a slotted spatula over the hot oil and pour the batter on top of the slotted spatula little at a time. The batter should flow down the spatula holes easily into hot oil. Wait till all batter falls down through the hole, then pour another ladle full of batter over the slotted spatula and wait for it to fall down into the hot oil. Wait for all the boondis inside the oil to get cooked and turn crispy. The color once turned golden yellow remove the fried boondi from oil onto a kitchen paper.
6. Before repeating the next batch of frying boondis wipe clean the remaining batter sticking to the slotted spatula including the whole. Then pour the next batch and fry them the same way. Do this step till all the batter is fried.
7. Mix boondi, peanuts, curry leaves, garlic. Let it cool completely. Store in air tight container and enjoy it with your tea in the evening or munch on anytime 😀 These are totally addictive!!

Nutrition Facts

Kara Boondi

Amount Per Serving

Calories 605 Calories from Fat 198

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 22g 34%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 1929mg 80%

Potassium 873mg 25%

Total Carbohydrates 76g 25%

Dietary Fiber 11g 44%

Sugars 6g

Protein 26g 52%

Vitamin A 2.3%

Vitamin C 75%

Calcium 10.2%

Iron 27.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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