Preparation of Sweet Boondi.

Sweet Boondi gives a yummy taste, it is of small round crisp balls made of besan which mixed with water, deep fried until golden brown and put the balls into sugar syrup which slightly stick to your hand to touch. 

Ingredients:

1 cup besan

1 tbsp elaichi powder

1 tbsp rice flour

1 pinch baking powder

2 cups sugar

1 cup water

Refined oil for frying the boondis.

Big spoon with small round holes.

Boondis

method:

1. Mix the besan, rice flour, baking powder to make a smooth batter , don't put too much water.

2. Heat the oil in deep Khadai.

3. Take the boondi batter and put in the spoon which have so many small round holes. Scroll it smoothly that the batter balls fall into the oil. Fry them when the boondis are light gold in color.

4. Put the water and sugar in a saucepan and boil in medium high, when the syrup comes to boil add the elaichi powder and fried boondis.

5. Mix well and keep it for 1 to 2 hours so that the boondi will soak well in the sugar syrup.

6. Now drain the excess syrup and store them, our delicious yummy boondi is ready to eat,

7. Serve it with Kheer or puri.

Suji Kakara Pitha – A Traditional Sweet Recipe of Orissa

1. 500 gms Suji (Rava)

2. 6 Tablespoons sugar as per your taste.

3. Salt as per your taste.

4. 1 finely Grated Coconut 

5. 1 Tsp Cardamom Powder 

6. Vegetable Oil to Fry 

7. 1 Tablespoon Desi Ghee 

Suji Pitha

1. Boil 1 Liter of water in a deep Kadhai,

2.  Once the water start boiling add 4 Tablespoons of Sugar and Little bit Salt and mix well. 

3. Reduce the flame, and add all Suji (Rava) too slowly and mixed with other hand that will be no lumps.

4. Once the suji batter is ready off the flame and let it to cool.

5.In another pan, heat the Grated coconut and mix 2 Tablespoons of Sugar and 1 tablespoon Cardamom powder. Once it mixed,off the flame and keep it aside to cool. 

6. When the Suji dough is cooled kneed the suji dough with Ghee to make it softer and softer.

7. Make small round balls from the dough, Flatten them and fill the coconut mixture in them.

8. Close the round balls to make a ball again and flatten a bit by pressing from both sides.

9. Heat Oil in a deep Kadhai and fry the flattened balls till they turn golden brown on both sides.

Now serve the Suji (Rava) pitha hot  to get the real taste.