kara Bhoondhi and Meeti Bhoondi

Kara Bhoondhi and Meeti Bhoondi

Hot and sweet combo of Bhoondhi

Ingredients

For meeti bhoondhi

Ghee for frying

Besan/ chickpea flour 1 cup

Sugar 1/2 cup

Elaichi 3

Kesar few strands

For kara Bhoondhi

Besan/chickpea flour 1 cup

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder 1 tsp

Asafoetida 1 pinch

Method

For Meeti Bhoondi

Mix besan with water and make a batter to pouring consistency.Heat ghee in a pan ,keep medium flame.Pour a laddle of batter onto a bhoondhi laddle or grater into the hot ghee.Note that the ghee should be very hot while frying.

Fry till slightly golden brown.

For jeera boil sugar in 1 glass water.Boil for 10 mins after the sugar completely dissolves.The syrup should be very sticky and thick.Add cardamom powder,squeeze half a lemon into the syrup. This step avoids formation of sugar crystals. Add a few saffron strands to the warm syrup.

Pour the fried Bhoondi into warm sugar syrup and cool till the syrup is completely absorbed.sweet Bhoondi is ready.

For kara Bhoondhi

Mix besan with water and make a batter to pouring consistency.Add salt and red chilli powder to taste.Heat oil in a pan ,keep medium flame.Pour a laddle of batter onto a bhoondhi laddle or grater into the hot oil.Note that the oil should be very hot while frying.

Fry till golden brown and enjoy with family and friends this Diwali

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