Orange Boondi

Not only is the colour of the boondi orange by adding edible orange colour but even the sugar syrup is made with orange juice which not only gives it an enhanced orange colour but also a wonderful and refreshing flavour as well This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 25 Mar 2021 in Recipes Course

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Main Ingredients	Gram flour (besan), Edible orange food colour
Cuisine	Indian
Course	Mithais
Prep Time	26-30 minutes
Cook time	21-25 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Sweet
Level of Cooking	Moderate
Others	Veg

Ingredients list for Orange Boondi

2 cups Gram flour (besan)
a few drop Edible orange food colour
to deep fry Oil
1 cup Sugar

Method

Take gram flour in a mixing bowl, add orange food colour and 1cup water, a little at a time, and whisking continuously till the batter is smooth. Add 1 tsp oil and mix well. Rest the batter for 10 minutes.
To make syrup, cook orange juice with sugar in a deep non-stick pantill it reaches 1 string consistency. Keep the syrup warm.
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai, place a small perforated spoon on top of the kadai, pour some batter on it and gently tap the spoon so thatsmall dumplings fall directly into hot oil. Deep fry the boondi, on medium heat, till crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
Soak fried boondi inthe orange syrup for 10-15 minutes. Drain and serve.

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