Remember fighting with your sisters and brothers for the ground nuts in a bowl full of boondis? Varevah! Yes, Kara Boondis are tiny, cute, and crispy balls; made from chickpea flour, fried till crunchy and mixed with few spices, groundnuts, curry leaves, etc. The dish was created in the State of Rajasthan, India, as vegetables were scarce due to the desert terrain. However, over the years, the popularity of this snack made it a household name throughout India. And hence it is a widely spread snack in South India too. Buy a pack of Kara Boondi from Sitara Foods to enjoy the bowl full of taste and the fight with your siblings for the richer taste of the groundnuts it has!
Two varieties of Boondi!
The same chickpeas flour or otherwise called gram flour makes the real magic in being used as the main ingredient for a sweet and hot snack up! We can make both sweet boondi’s and kara boondi’s out of it. The sweet boondi’s when rolled up into balls make our yummy, delicious laddoos too. This gives strength to kids equal to their superheroes like Chota Bheem, Superman, or Spiderman.
After a series of sweets at each party, there will be a savory to devour – kara boondi.. Add some spice to the boondi’s prepared and you get Kara Boondi. One of the famous fried snacks that are made during the Diwali festival is both sweet and kara boondi. Since making Kara Boondi is not as easy but does take some time, and also an art to getting perfect round Boondi’s. You can just order online and try Andhra style spicy Kara Boondi from Sitara Foods for the uncompromised taste and hygiene as your home-made snack.