Ingredients

• Kadalai Maavu/Besan Flour – 1.5 cup
• Water – as required to make the flour like a batter
• Oil – for frying
• Groundnut/peanuts – a handful
• Curry leaves – a handful
• Salt – for taste
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp ( or as you need for spiciness)

Method

• In a big bowl, add the flour and little water, first and mix well, in order to remove the lumps formed.
• After all lumps removed, add 1 tsp oil and some more water so that, it becomes a batter. (little thinner than idli batter form)
• Now in a kadai, pour enough oil and heat it on medium flame.
• In a Jalli Karandi (laddle with holes), pour 1 to 2 tsp of batter in a tsp and slowly rotate it circular motion, so that the batter gets poured like a small balls.

• Fry them, till ligh golden colour and immediately take them out from oil and filter with a kitchen towel.

• Fry the  curry leaves and peanuts and mix them with the boondhi.

• Sprinkle the salt and chilli powder over it and mix well.
• Can be stored for more than a week, if stored in a airtight container.

Sending this to Diwali sweets and snacks by Lavi

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