Meethi Boondi

Published On August 30, 2017
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By Ruchika
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Prep Time
240 minutes
Cook Time
30 min
Difficulty Level
Intermediate

Ingredients

Besan - 2 cups
Red food color - a pinch
Green food color - a pinch
Yellow food color - a pinch
Sugar/chini - 3/4 cup
Water - 3 cups
Elaichi - 2 pieces
Pistachios/pista(sliced) - 8-10
Almond/badaam(sliced) - 8-10
Desi ghee (for deep frying)
Milk - 1 teaspoon

Instructions

Take besan in a bowl and add 2 cups of water. Make lump free batter. Make sure that the batter is not thick.
Divide the batter into 3 parts.
Add red, green and yellow food color to each part of the batter.
Take a mesh having small circles on it.
Heat the ghee in a pan. Hold the mesh over the pan.
Pour one color batter at a time over the mesh to form the small boondi shape.
Fry from both sides. Do not overfry as it will change the color of boondi.
Similarly, make boondi from all the three colored batters.
In another pan, heat water and sugar till they form single thread consistency.
Add milk so that any impurities will collect at top. Remove them.
Add elaichi to it.
Switch off the gas and add boondi to it.
Mix well.
Let it rest for around 4 hours.
Garnish meethi boondi with pistachios and badaam. It can be used to offer as prasad to deities.

Servings : 4
Ready in : 270 minutes
Recipe Type : Desserts

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Ruchika

Hi! I am Ruchika, mother to a two year old, Hridyansh, married to a wonderful person, Vineet and live in Haryana, travelling around different cities. A banker by profession and a foodie by heart. It is a humble attempt at sharing my passion for food. You will definitely find lot of easy recipes in this space. I have no formal training in food photography. So, please bear up with me. Suggestions to improve this are always welcome and Feedback is always appreciated.