Boondi Mixture

Festival season is going on and we are busy making sweets and snacks for our family and friends. Navratri / Dasara just ended, and up next is Diwali. Diwali is one of mine and  most of their favorite festival. I love to decorate the house inside and out  with lots of lamps and flowers. Cook different types of sweets and snacks. Wish my family and friends and distribute the treats. My kids love to light lamps and play with fire crackers. 

For this festival I have tried a crunchy and nutty boondi mixture, which is spicy and garlicky. You can adjust the flavor of garlic and spiciness according to your taste. This dish can be stored in airtight container for up to 3 to 4 months. But believe me this snack is so yummy that you would finish it  in a week or so.  My first dish for this Diwali is Boondi Mixture. This recipe goes to the 1st day of BM 81 for week 1 under the theme " Diwali Sweets and Savories ".



Ingredients:


Besan / Gram flour 2 cups
Rice flour 3/4 cup
Chili powder 4 spoons
Salt to taste
Baking soda 1/2 spoon
Pressed rice / Thick poha 1 cup
Peanuts 1 cup
Curry leaves 1/2 cup
Roasted chana dal / putnalu  3/4 cup
Garlic cloves 4
Cumin seeds 1 spoon
Oil for deep frying
Boondi laddle


Preparation:


In a wide mixing bowl add gram flour, rice flour, salt, baking powder and  2 spoons chili powder.
Add water and make it a smooth batter. thinner than dosa batter.
Heat oil for deep frying.
Now take a laddle full of batter and pour it on boondi laddle keeping the boodle laddle few inches above the hot oil.
Keep stirring the so that the batter drops fall into hot oil. 
Fry till nice and crisp, remove and let rest on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
Repeat the process till the batter lasts.
In the same oil add peanuts and fry till brown.
Fry roasted chana dal also till nice and light brown.
Fry curry leaves till nice and crisp.
Also fry pressed rice till light brown and crisp.
Add all the fried ingredients into large mixing bowl.
In a mixer grinder add garlic, chili powder and cumin seeds.
Make it into smooth paste.
Now ad this paste to the fried mixture and mix well so that the garlic paste is well incorporated into the boondi mixture.
Store in any air tight container for up to 3 months.



Check to see what my fellow bloggers are cooking for Blogging Marathon 81



Comments

  1. Sandhya RamakrishnanOctober 3, 2017 at 4:32 PM

    Diwali is sort of incomplete without the boondhi mixture. I can snack on this all day and the best part is my boss love it as well.

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  2. SrivalliOctober 3, 2017 at 9:53 PM

    Same pinch Sushma, this is exactly the same as my day 2 ..:)..I love this mixture..very nicely done!

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    1. sushmaOctober 4, 2017 at 6:39 PM

      Same pinch Valli, took quite some time to prepare but the end result is soo 😋

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  3. ArchanaOctober 4, 2017 at 6:12 AM

    Wow, this boondi sounds doable and delicious. Good one Sushma.

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  4. veenaOctober 4, 2017 at 8:39 AM

    Perfectly made and just in time for the diwali season

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  5. Priya SureshOctober 4, 2017 at 11:05 AM

    Wish i get a bowl of this mixture, feel like munching those crispies rite now.

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  6. Rafeeda AROctober 5, 2017 at 3:20 AM

    I would love to enjoy that bowl of mixture with a cup of chai... looks delicious...

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  7. Ritu TangOctober 5, 2017 at 10:55 AM

    When I read 'Boondi mixture', I was expecting sweet boondi. Savory version is good too

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  8. Chef MireilleOctober 5, 2017 at 12:50 PM

    what a great snack - looks so delicious

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  9. Mayuri PatelOctober 5, 2017 at 1:32 PM

    Wish I could grab the snack from the screen so that I don't have to make it myself :) Love boondi snack.

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  10. Varada's KitchenOctober 6, 2017 at 6:34 AM

    have never had this mixture. It sounds so wonderful! I will try it this Diwali

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  11. vaishali sabnaniOctober 7, 2017 at 7:49 AM

    Boondi mixture is awesome , looks very addictive , must try this next time .

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  12. Sharmila kingslyOctober 8, 2017 at 6:06 AM

    Festival recipes always calls for delicious snack.. Lovely mixture..

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  13. Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My KitchenOctober 9, 2017 at 3:20 AM

    Our favorite snack too! Looks delicious !

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  14. KalyaniOctober 22, 2017 at 1:10 AM

    my all time fav ! well made, Sushma !

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  15. PavaniOctober 26, 2017 at 2:05 PM

    That mixture looks so crispy & crunchy Sushma. Love it.

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