1. In a bowl add besan flour,rice flour,red chilly powder,soda and salt and mix it well with water(Sieve the flour first)

2. The mix should look like dosa dough not too thick or too thin. To check if the consistency is right pour a drop of dough in the hot oil and if it floats like round shaped its perfect, if it forms a tail shape then it means dough is thick so add little more water. I used boondhi ladle that I got from India we can use the regular ladle that has holes in them too but it will take little time that's all.

3. In a kadai/pan pour some oil till the boondhi immerses inside the oil. Use a wide pan while making the boondhi. Take one scoop of dough in a ladle and pour it on the boondhi ladle and stir it in circular motion,I used a different ladle to remove the boondhis. Remove the boondhi before they get browned.

4. Remove them from oil and place it on the tissue to remove oil. Let it cool then to the same oil add groundnut/peanut and deep fry them.


5. In a same way deep fry garlic,cashew nuts,curry leaves and add this all to the boondhi and mix it well. Then mix red chilly powder and salt. I crushed hing cube and powdered them and added it to the boondhi. You can use regular hing too. Mix them all nicely and store it in a air tight container.

Tips:

• Add hing to the besan flour to get a better flavor.
• Always deep fry the garlic to get the even flavor if you end up frying them in a pan the garlic will ooze little water later and they spoil the taste. So remember deep fry.
• Tail shape is the only way to test the if the boondhi proportion is right or wrong if they still remain in tail shape while adding the dough to oil add little more water and mix it well.
• If the boondhis are soft instead of being crunchy add 1 tsp of rice flour and mix it well.
• Remove the boondhi when they are dark yellow in color when it gets browned they wont taste good. Keep the oil temperature right don't keep it in high.
• While pouring the dough to oil reduce the flame and then when all the boondhi are ready in pan increase the flame to medium never keep them on high.

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