Multicolour Boondi Raita

Name: Multicolour Boondi Raita
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Besan or Chickpea flour; 3/4 cup water; 1 tsp oil; Pinch baking soda; 1/2 cup Beetroot juice; 1 cup yogurt; 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Rocksalt; as per taste Salt; 1 whole red chilli; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 sprig curry leaves; as needed Oil to fry the Boondi

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

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Boondi is one of my favourite savoury to enjoy. I usually have as a dessert by dipping it in sugar syrup but today I wanted to make a health one. So made Raita and added Boondi of Besan and Beetroot.

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

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Ingredients

Preparation time-10 mins, Cooking time-20 mins

3 people

1 cupBesan or Chickpea flour
3/4 cupwater
1 tspoil
Pinchbaking soda
1/2 cupBeetroot juice
1 cupyogurt
1/2 tsproasted cumin powder
1/2 tspRocksalt
as per tasteSalt
For Tadka
1whole red chilli
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1 sprigcurry leaves
as neededOil to fry the Boondi

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Steps

Preparation time-10 mins, Cooking time-20 mins

1

Whisk the yogurt in a bowl well, add rock sat and roasted cumin powder. Whisk and set aside
2

In another bowl add Besan, oil and slowly water to make neither a thin batter nor a thick. Keep whisking. Add pinch of baking soda and whisk. Batter is ready. Set aside for 10 mins
3

In a wok heat enough oil and first in high flame and later low flame continuously, take a ladle of the batter and pour onto a spoon with holes and without moving, pour the batter. Slowly the batter will drop like a drops. Without cluttering the wok drop as much can fit. Fry golden in colour and boondis are ready.
4

Take half of the batter and add Beetroot juice and mix well.
5

Now pour the Beetroot batter through the same spoon with holes into the hot oil and prepare the boondis. The Beetroot boondis are ready.
6

Add both the boondis into the yogurt mix.
7

Prepare a Tadka of heating oil in a wok, add cumin seeds, whole red chilli, curry leaves and fry for 1 min.
8

Add to the Raita.
9

For plating add the Raita, add the multicolour boondi’s and drizzle with the Tadka. Enjoy

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on May 12, 2021 11:55

Kolkata

I’m a Home Chef and love cooking different recipes from all across the world. I enjoy sharing and learning from foodies like me. Follow me on my blog madhubish27.com and IG @madhubishskitchen, @madhubish. Thank you