Raitas are an integral part of Indian cuisine. They are a must have dish with biryanis, pulaos, parathas and other spicy preparations. They have a cooling effect on the body. You can make variety of raitas with different ingredients. Today, I am sharing the recipe of boondi raita | fried gram balls raita. Here’s the recipe :
Ingredients
For making the boondis
½  cup gram flour (besan)
¼ tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
|¾ tsp red chilly powder (laal mirch)
¼ tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
Salt as per taste (namak)
Oil for frying the boondis
For Raita
1 cup curds (dahi)
½ cup boondi (fried gram balls)
1 tsp roasted cumin powder (bhuna jeera powder)
1 tsp red chilly powder
Salt as per taste
1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped (dhaniya)
For Garnishing
A pinch of roasted cumin powder
A pinch of red chilly powder
1 tbsp of boondis
Chopped coriander
Method
For making the boondis
- In a mixing bowl, add the gram flour, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, carom seeds and salt.
- Add little water and mix well to make a thick batter with flowing consistency.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Hold a perforated ladle above the pan and drop the batter on the ladle so that the boondis drop into the oil.
- Deep fry the boondis over a medium flame.
- Once they are fried, remove and keep them aside.
For making the raita
- In a mixing bowl, add the curds.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Add roasted cumin powder, red chilly powder, salt, chopped coriander and mix.
- Add the boondis and mix.
- Refrigerate for an hour.
- While serving boondi raita, garnish with roasted cumin powder, red chilly powder, boondis and chopped coriander.
Note:
- Store bought boondis can be used to make raita to avoid the hassle of making boondis.
- Since boondis also have salt, adjust the salt in the curds accordingly.
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