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Sweet boondi | Meethi boondi | mithi boondi | boondi sweet recipe

Author Nehas Cook Book
4.50 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Soaking time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Indian sweets
Cuisine Indian
Servings 1 box

Ingredients
 

For boondi

  • 1 cup besan
  • ¾ cup water or as required
  • Oil for frying

For sugar syrup

  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • Pinch of yellow food color - optional

Instructions

  • In a bowl, sieve 1 cup besan. Add water gradually and make the thin and coating consistency of the batter.
  • Whisk the batter for 3-4 minutes so air particles incorporate into it and it will become light and fluffy.
  • Cover and rest for 10 minutes.
  • Heat oil in a pan, and prepare boondi pour the batter slowly over a skimmer or any grater. (Refer to video)
  • Stir occasionally, until the boondi turns slightly golden.
  • Collect all the boondi into a strainer and make sure to drain off the oil completely. Fry all boondi in the same way.
  • Now in a pan, add sugar and water. on low flame stir continuously till sugar is completely dissolved.
  • now boil for 5 minutes or until the sugar syrup until it turns slightly sticky.
  • Then add cardamom powder and food color and mix well. Switch off the gas.
  • Add fried boondi into the slightly hot sugar syrup and mix well.
  • Cover and rest for 2 hrs so boondi absorb sugar syrup completely.
  • Garnish with pistachio and almond slits.
  • Meethi boondi is ready. serve or store it in an air-tight container.

Notes

  • boondi batter has smooth and free-flowing consistency. It should have a coating consistency also the batter should take shape and fall into drops.
  • slightly hot oil into boondi batter gives crispiness and softness to fried boondi.
  • place the ladle 3-4 inches above the surface of the oil. Do not place the ladle on very high else boondi will have a tail.
  • do not spread boondi batter with a hand or spoon.
  • wipe the ladle before you make the next batch.
  • no need for any string consistency of sugar syrup.
  • sugar syrup must be slightly hot while soaking boondi.
  • soak boondi for at least 2 hrs into sugar syrup
  • store meethi boondi in an air-tight container for up to 15 days in the refrigerator.