Name: Kara Boonthi/Masala Boonthi
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Rice flour- 2tbsp; Besan flour – 1 ½ cup; Turmeric powder-1/2tsp; Chili powder-1tsp; Salt to taste.; Baking soda (small pinch); Curry leaves (cashews (few)); Pepper powder (optional)

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Kara Boonthi / Masala Boonthi is a simple fried snack. It is one of the popular festive snacks in south India for all special occasions, especially for Diwali. It is a crispy & little spicy recipe. It is an excellent and easy snack recipe to make within a few mins and it goes well with coffee or tea. Come!! I will share with you the step-by-step method of making crispy spicy Kara Boonthi in a simple way.

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Kara Boonthi/Masala Boonthi

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Snack

Cuisine South Indian

Servings 5

Ingredients

Rice flour- 2tbsp
Besan flour – 1 ½ cup
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Chili powder-1tsp
Salt to taste.
Baking soda small pinch
Curry leaves cashews (few)
Pepper powder optional

Instructions

Take 1 ½ cup of besan flour in a bowl.
Add 2tbsp of Rice flour ½ tsp turmeric powder,1tsp chilli powder, a pinch of baking soda, salt to taste, Mix well.
Add water slowly and mix well.
Prepare a batter in little watery consistency. ( batter should not be too thin nor too thick)).
Turn on the flame, Take a pan and add enough cooking oil to deep fry.
Take perforated spoon &Gently pour the batter on the perforated spoon/ jalli karandi.
Batter drops down through the holes into the oil.
Now gently sauté the Kara Boonthi’s.
Strain the oil and collect Kara Boonthi’s in the bowl.
Follow the same with the remaining batter.
Garnish it with fried curry leaves and cashews.
If u want more salt &spicy. Sprinkle little salt & pepper powder or chilli powder.
Store it in an airtight container. Serve and enjoy the spicy and crispy kara Boonthi with a good tea /coffee.

Pictorial step by step method to make Kara Boonthi / Masala Boonthi :

Take 1 ½ cup of besan flour in a bowl. Add 2 tbsp of Rice flour, ½ tsp Turmeric powder, 1tsp chili powder, a pinch of baking soda, and salt to taste, Mix well. Add 2 tbsp of Rice flour and mix well.

Add water gradually and mix well without any lumps.

Prepare a batter little watery. (Batter should not be too thin & not too thick)

Heat sufficient oil in the Kadai. Take a perforated spoon. Gently pour the batter on the perforated spoon/ Jalli Karandi. The batter drops down through the holes into the oil.