Kara Boondi

Ingredients

For batter

Besan/Senaga pindi – 4 cups

Rice flour/Biyyam pindi – 2 cups
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Thick poha - 1/2 cup

Peanuts / pallilu - 1/2 cup

Putnalu / roasted chana dal - 1/2 cup

Curry leaves / karivepaku - 1/2 cup

Oil to fry

Water to sufficient

To grind

Garlic - 8

Red chilli powder - 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

To grind

1. In a mixi jar, add garlic, chilli powder, salt and make it as paste.

For boondi

1. In a wide bowl add besan, rice flour. Mix it with water like not too watery or not too thick.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Take boondi laddle, pour 1 cup of batter and spread with your hand.
3. Fry until golden color and crispy. Remove from oil and drain it in paper towel.
4. Repeat the same procedure for remaining batter.
5. Deep fry the poha, peanuts, putnalu, curry leaves one by one.
6. Mix all boondi, poha, peanuts, putnalu.
7. Now add garlic mixture, salt to the boondi and mix well.
8. Store it in an air tight container.