Sweet For Holi - Boondi Burfi

SWEET FOR HOLI - BOONDI BURFI 

The beautiful advantage of living in an apartment complex is that we tend to have friends and neighbours from various cultural backgrounds. We get to exchange and enjoy varieties of sweets during all the festivals celebrated.The food blogger in me is ever eager to try out any new dish which comes across. A plateful of Motichoor Burfi from my neighbour inspired me to try out Boondi Burfi for celebrating a happy Holi festival.


 INGREDIENTS 
Bengal gram flour / Besan - 1 cup 
Sugar - 1 1/4cups 
Cardamom powder - 1 pinch 
Saffron strands - a few 
Slivered nuts - a few 
 Raisins - a few 
Ghee - 2 tsps 
Oil - for frying 

METHOD 
1. Dissolve sugar in one and a half cups of water and cook till the syrup is sticky. 
2. Add cardamom powder and saffron strands and switch off flame. 
3. Mix besan in one cup of water into a smooth and moderately thick batter of pouring consistency. 
4. Heat oil in a kadai. 
5. Hold a perforated 'boondi' ladle over the hot oil. 
6. Pour one ladle of batter into the perforated ladle and lightly tap it so that the batter falls in drops into the hot oil. 


7. Fry on medium flame until the boondies are crisp. 


8. Remove the boondies using another perforated ladle, drain and add them to the hot sugar syrup. 
9. Make boondies similarly using all the batter and mix with the sugar syrup. 


10. Add ghee, mix thoroughly and press the boondi syrup mixture into a greased plate. 


11. Top with slivered nuts and raisins.


 Cut into squares and share the joy of Holi and Boondi Burfi with your friends.

Comments

AJ said…
Yumm!! Looks delicious!!
Today's recipe: http://annarasaessenceoffood.blogspot.com/2013/03/til-chatni-sesame-seeds-powder-chutney.html
Vanamala Hebbar said…
oh nice..burfi instead of ladoo burfi like it
Very cool recipe. I think it will taste awesome.
shanthi said…
Step by step pictures are very useful.