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    Sweet boondi recipe | Easy Diwali sweets recipes

    November 9, 2012 by Raks Anand 74 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Sweet boondi recipe just the way you would get marriage or sweet stalls. Simple ingredients yet so flavorful with edible camphor, rose flavor which makes it smell so divinely!

    sweet boondi
    Sweet boondi

    Amma makes sweet boondi for gifting relatives when she visits or someone visits us. Also she makes in Deepavali time.

    Do check out my Kara boondi recipe and Boondi ladoo recipe in my website.

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    • How to make sweet boondi

    Sweet boondi is my favorite since childhood. The juicy inside and grainy outside boondi is made up of gram flour and a little bit of rice flour to give that texture.

    Soaking quickly in a thick syrup and tossing until it blooms makes a perfect.

    The flavor really takes me to another world. Though I have seen my mom making this so many times, I never tried so far on my own.

    So today, suddenly thought, since I tried Kara boondi, I was confident, this will also come out good. So quickly checked with mom for sugar syrup consistency.

    And started making sweet boondi straight away. It came out good successfully and here I am with the post!

    Rather making it plain yellow or orange, I wanted to make it colorful. I vaguely remember I ate this way in a marriage long long ago. So I wanted to make it colorful that way.

    Treat to eyes as well!. This is very easy sweet. You can try this for your Diwali.

    sweet boondi recipe
    Sweet boondi

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    What makes this sweet boondi smell so awesome?

    Adding cardamom, cloves, rose flavor, edible camphor takes it next level. I can assure you will be surprised by yourself about the outcome.

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    To get a perfectly round boondi:

    • If the batter is too thick, you will get boondi with tail. So add little more water and try. (Add just in teaspoon or tablespoon)
    • If the batter is too watery then the boondi may fall flat. So add more gram flour and try. Same way, add just in teaspoon or tablespoon depending how much you need.

    To avoid boondi clusters:

    • If oil is not hot enough, the boondi might form clusters. Make sure oil is hot so that as it falls, it will move to the edges.

    Soft & Juicy sweet boondi:

    Cook boondi just right. It should be soft, not brown and crispy. If it is soft, then only it will absorb the syrup and become juicy. If it is crisp, then it won't absorb.

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    Sweet boondi recipe

    Sweet boondi recipe just the way you would get marriage or sweet stalls. Simple ingredients yet so flavorful with edible camphor, rose flavor which makes it smell so divinely!
    Course Dessert, Sweets
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 cups Gram flour / Kadala mavu
    • ΒΌ cup Rice flour
    • 1 pinch Cooking soda sodium bi carbonate
    • 2 cups Sugar I added 1 & Β½ Cups only - adjust as per ur taste
    • 3 drops Rose essence optional - 3 drops
    • 1 Cardamom powdered
    • 2 Cloves
    • 8 Cashew nuts
    • 1 teaspoon Ghee
    • 1 Pinch Edible camphor optional - 1 mustard size
    • Salt - a pinch
    • Food colours optional - orange and green
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    Instructions

    Sugar syrup

    • In a broad vessel, boil sugar with water (1 cup).
    • Boil until 2 string consistency.
    • How to check this? If you swipe the back of ladle and check between your thumb and forefinger, there will be two strings forming in-between the fingers.
    • Initially, when you check, a string forms and breaks. Continue heating, then a string forms that will not break. After this stage, just 30 seconds to 1 minute, switch off flame.

    Make boondi

    • In a mixing bowl, mix both flours, salt, cooking soda with water to a thick batter.
    • Like bajji batter. Save a big laddle full for orange colour and another ladle full of batter for green colour in separate small bowls.
    • Mix color in respective bowls.
    • Heat oil and use a big slotted spoon to make boondis as shown below. You will be needing two big perforated ladles (with holes) as seen in the picture below (slotted) .
    • One for making boondi and one for draining from oil. Use another deep ladle to spoon the batter.
    • Pour one ladle of batter over the ladle with hole holding it just above the oil and spread it.
    • One for making boondi and one for draining from oil. Use another deep ladle (kuzhi karandi) to spoon the batter.
    • Pour one ladle of batter over the ladle with hole holding it just above the oil and spread it.
    • Wipe the ladle as seen below. Fry with constant turning to ensure even cooking and drain once the bubbles ceases, no need to wait until it gets very crispy. Just make sure its cooked. Drain in paper towel. Repeat to finish the batter.
    • Mix orange food colour and green food colour to the reserved batter. Make boondis in the same way as above.
    • Finish both orange and green similarly and drain in the paper towel.
    • After finishing, just give a heat(no need to boil) to the syrup we prepared and switch off the flame.
    • Put the prepared colourful boondhi to the sugar syrup.
    • Fry cashews, cloves in ghee separately and add it to this.
    • Also add powdered cardamom, essence and edible camphor and mix well with a ladle.
    • Keep mixing. As it cools down, the sugar syrup will be absorbed by boondi and starts crystalizing and becomes dry.
    • Store in airtight container. Stays good for about a week to 10 days in shelf. In fridge it will be good for a month.

    Video

    Notes

    • Hold the ladle up from oil well, otherwise you will get tails in the boondi.Adding colours is optional, you can make it plain.
    • Adding cloves, edible camphor and essence is optional. Smells great even simply with elachi. But I like it with all these πŸ™‚
    • If you want, you can add more sugar upto 2 cups of sugar for the given recipe. But 1 & Β½ cup is just perfect for this. In the video I have added 2 cups.
    • Adding rice flour is also optional, but I recommend adding it as it gives a nice texture.
    • You can also add raisins fried in ghee.
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    How to make sweet boondi

    1. First make sugar syrup ready. In a broad vessel, boil sugar with water just to immerse it. Boil until 2 string consistency.
    2. If you swipe the back of ladle and check between your thumb and forefinger, there will be two strings forming in-between the fingers (check video for better understanding). Or you can just continue boiling after you see one string for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Not more than that.
    Syrup for sweet boondi

    3. In a mixing bowl, take both flours, salt, cooking soda, mix with water to make a thick batter. Like bajji batter. Save a big ladle full for orange colour and another ladle full of batter for green colour in separate small bowls.

    Mix flour to make batter

    4. Heat oil and use a big slotted spoon to make boondis as shown below. You will be needing two big ladles with holes as seen in the picture below(slotted) .

    One for making boondi and one for draining from oil. Use another deep ladle to spoon the batter. Pour one ladle of batter over the ladle with hole holding it just above the oil and spread it.

    step for making sweet boondi

    5. Wipe the ladle as seen below. Fry with constant turning to ensure even cooking and drain once the bubbles ceases, no need to wait until it gets very crispy as later sweet boondi wont absorb syrup. Just make sure its cooked. Drain in paper towel. Repeat to finish the batter.

    yellow

    6. Mix orange food colour and green food colour to the reserved batter. Make boondis in the same way as above.

    Colorful boondi

    7. Finish both orange and green similarly and drain in the paper towel.

    Colorful sweet boondi

    8. After finishing, just give a heat (no need to boil) to the syrup we prepared and switch off the flame.

    Put the prepared colourful boondhi to the sugar syrup. Fry cashews, cloves in ghee separately and add it to this.

    Also add powdered cardamom, essence and edible camphor and mix well with a ladle.

    7-mixed

    9. Keep mixing. As it cools down, the sugar syrup will be absorbed by boondi and starts crystalizing and becomes dry. Store in airtight container.

    8-mixed

    Enjoy the juicy yet textured Sweet boondi! Smells divinely as we add cloves and edible camphor. Boondi by itself with sugar syrup gives a great flavour!

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    Comments

    1. Chitra

      November 09, 2012 at 8:18 am

      WOW, THEY LOOK AWESOME.. LOVED THE DIFFERENT COLORS πŸ™‚

      Reply
    2. prathibha Garre

      November 09, 2012 at 8:20 am

      That boondi looks colorful and indeed treat to eyes..perfectly done boondi,I prefer sweet bondi over the kara boondi..love the clarity of the pics,u changed to new lens??

      Reply
    3. RAKS KITCHEN

      November 09, 2012 at 8:28 am

      Thank you! I am using 50mm for a while now prathy

      Reply
    4. Shama Nagarajan

      November 09, 2012 at 8:40 am

      inviting dear

      Reply
    5. Babitha costa

      November 09, 2012 at 8:49 am

      Tempeting ,lovely clicks

      Reply
    6. Sharanya

      November 09, 2012 at 8:52 am

      perfect.....was waiting for dis after karaboondi recipe...i will wait for boondi laddoo now πŸ™‚

      Reply
    7. RAKS KITCHEN

      November 09, 2012 at 8:54 am

      Sharanya, Next year I will πŸ˜€

      Reply
    8. revathi

      November 09, 2012 at 9:02 am

      Wow... that looks so colourful.. The second pic is lovely. The clarity of the pics is amazing..:))
      Good work Raks.. Happy Deepavali..
      Reva

      Reply
    9. Raji

      November 09, 2012 at 9:03 am

      I can't take my eyes off your beautiful clicks. These boondis look really lovely, my kiddo saw this and now wants me to make this for her. Looks like I will be making this soon.

      Reply
    10. suhaina aji

      November 09, 2012 at 9:49 am

      These looks yumm raji. I am making some ladoos tmr for a friend. So i can make this too. Looks very colourful.

      Reply
    11. jeyashrisuresh

      November 09, 2012 at 10:13 am

      These boondhis look super cute and awesome. Beautiful presentation . Craving for some now

      Reply
    12. Priti S

      November 09, 2012 at 11:01 am

      Looks so gud ...I also like the colorful boondi ....you got it so perfect ....

      Reply
    13. Aruna Manikandan

      November 09, 2012 at 11:26 am

      looks beautiful raji πŸ™‚

      Reply
    14. Kaveri Venkatesh

      November 09, 2012 at 11:31 am

      Can't take my eyes off these cute and colorful boondis...very pretty clicks

      Reply
    15. Anu

      November 09, 2012 at 11:52 am

      What an colorful boondhi. Cute little ones.

      Reply
    16. Buvana Narayan

      November 09, 2012 at 12:48 pm

      very nice pics as well as presentation. thinking to do irt now. For making a lotsome shall we prepare the batter fully? And also shall we prepare the sugar syrup after making bhoondis ?

      Reply
    17. Pavithra Elangovan

      November 09, 2012 at 12:53 pm

      Lovely colorful Boondhi Raji.. I love sweet boondhi this way... Way too attractive and yumm πŸ™‚ Happy Diwali too you and family Raji. I am just getting back to routine πŸ™‚

      Reply
    18. RAKS KITCHEN

      November 09, 2012 at 1:14 pm

      Yes buvana, u can make batter fully. Also you can make syrup later for ur convenience. Crystallizes slowly as the syrup will be hot. That's it.

      Reply
    19. Kurinji

      November 09, 2012 at 1:14 pm

      wowwwww... Raks!! I'm following ur recipes since a short period, but every time I'm impressed. For all recent festival occasions, the recipes whichever im having in mind to look in the net n try.. you are putting up the same in FB with wonderful & pleasing pics.. love ur fotos n recipes. Definitely this is going to be my diwali sweet! sweety boondhi :)Wish u a happy n prosperous Diwali! πŸ™‚

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    20. Laavanya

      November 09, 2012 at 1:15 pm

      So very pretty!

      Reply
    21. Suja Manoj

      November 09, 2012 at 2:28 pm

      Wow colorful,perfectly shaped boondis..

      Reply
    22. Srimathi

      November 09, 2012 at 2:45 pm

      WoW! I have not seen boodhi's look this perfect ever. I was looking at the pictures for a while. Looks very adorable and comforting.

      Reply
    23. Vanamala Hebbar

      November 09, 2012 at 3:31 pm

      awesome

      Reply
    24. Mahi

      November 09, 2012 at 3:36 pm

      Beautiful!

      Reply
    25. Unknown

      November 09, 2012 at 4:47 pm

      Amazing.. you are outdoing yourself (and other food bloggers!! ;)...by a mile this Deepavali!! Love, love all ur recipes here....

      Reply
    26. Priya

      November 09, 2012 at 9:47 pm

      Very catchy sweet boondis, somehow i dont like them..My favourite is always super spicy khara boondis.

      Reply
    27. divya

      November 09, 2012 at 10:58 pm

      Mmmm....looks very delicious

      Reply
    28. Ramya

      November 10, 2012 at 1:14 am

      Hi Raks..Awesome menu for diwali at ur space..! Loved all your diwali specials..But this is the winner.Superb! Where do we get to buy edible camphor by the way?

      Reply
    29. Nagalakshmi V

      November 10, 2012 at 1:32 am

      looks so pretty raks! i love this too πŸ™‚

      Reply
    30. runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com

      November 10, 2012 at 2:23 am

      Love the colourfull Boondi!

      Reply
    31. RAKS KITCHEN

      November 10, 2012 at 3:13 am

      Ramya, its in Mustafa, where they keep asafoetida I think. You can ask for assistance with the staffs there. "pacha karpooram" you can ask.

      Reply
    32. anusha praveen

      November 10, 2012 at 3:31 am

      hey raji i need some help here can you tell how long i got to cook my sugar syrup to reach this consistency cos i ve done only one string so far? and brilliant pictures and fabulous boondis all colorful looking little pearls

      Reply
    33. Divya Kudua

      November 10, 2012 at 5:25 am

      Love the riot of colors,have a safe and happy Diwali!

      Reply
    34. Shanmathy

      November 10, 2012 at 6:07 am

      Thanks u.. I've tried Sweet laddoo refered from some other cooking site. It bacame too worst.. from this i'm very much confident on making boondhi as well as laddoo. Why can't you make laddoo and provide the reciepe for us πŸ˜‰

      Reply
    35. RAKS KITCHEN

      November 10, 2012 at 7:41 am

      Anusha, after one string, if u heat further for 3-5 minutes, 2 string consistency will come, if you touch the syrup in between two fingers, two strings will form. Hope this helps.

      Reply
    36. RAKS KITCHEN

      November 10, 2012 at 7:42 am

      Shanmathy, yes sure I will try and post soon πŸ™‚

      Reply
    37. Veena Theagarajan

      November 10, 2012 at 9:50 am

      perfect Boodhi .. Love the color mix.. I am more of Kara Boodhi person but this is so tempting to try
      great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com

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    38. San's Cookbook

      November 10, 2012 at 12:45 pm

      Wow Raks..Love the colorful boondi..Tempting clicks also...
      Happy Diwali in advance πŸ™‚

      Reply
    39. Lalitha Brahma

      November 11, 2012 at 1:37 am

      Thanks for posting such clear recipe. I tried jangiri today and it came out very well. May God Bless you for the great work you do!

      Reply
    40. RAKS KITCHEN

      November 11, 2012 at 2:47 am

      Thanks Lalitha πŸ™‚

      Reply
    41. Buvana Narayan

      November 11, 2012 at 10:52 am

      Thanks Raji, made this one as per your instructions and it came out very well. Colourful attractive bhoondis. My kids loved it very much. Thank you once again. Wishing you a very Happy Diwali.

      Reply
    42. RAKS KITCHEN

      November 12, 2012 at 3:17 am

      Thank you very much for taking time to leave a feedback Buvana. Glad u guys liked it. Happy Diwali to you and your family too!

      Reply
    43. Sangeetha

      November 12, 2012 at 10:33 pm

      Sweet Boondi looks veru cute n colorful...U have made it perfectly...loved ur clicks too!!

      Reply
    44. sasi

      November 13, 2012 at 1:23 am

      My goodness you are simply awesome!!! i don't know how you have so much patience to capture the dish in between while cooking. and that too so beautifully. The way you explain tempts me to cook every single dish of yours. You explain with such an ease πŸ™‚ Thanks a bunch to you for sharing all these recipe's

      Reply
    45. Sandhya Ramkumar

      November 13, 2012 at 4:15 pm

      Made tis for Diwali, it came out wonderfully, luved dem but widout colors. Thanks a ton

      Reply
    46. Kanchan

      November 15, 2012 at 7:07 am

      I had no idea it was so simple to prepare boondi ... always thought these are just store brought always ..

      Reply
    47. notyet100

      November 21, 2012 at 2:37 pm

      This is my fav too,.

      Reply
    48. Jan Chi

      November 24, 2012 at 12:22 am

      God has blessed you with Gift of Cooking. Best Wishes

      Reply
    49. Sara

      July 09, 2013 at 10:41 am

      Hi Raks. I made the boondhis following your steps but with 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup sugar. The boondhis fried just fine. The sugar was boiled to 2 string consistency. When I went back to sugar after frying boondhis it was a hard slab of sugar. I heated it and it melted. I added boondhis and gave a stir. The sugar crystalized. Some of it stuck to the boondhis but most of it fell apart on its own. No juice inside. Just dry boondhis with some sugar coating. Can you plz advice what went wrong. Thanks.

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    50. Raks anand

      July 09, 2013 at 10:44 am

      Sugar syrup has passed 2 string consistency I think. Make sure to boil the syrup over medium heat as the stages pass by very fast if you boil in high flame. Next time add more water if the sugar syrup passes the consistency. But its not advisable anyways. just in case of emergency. Hope this helps

      Reply
    51. Sara

      July 09, 2013 at 2:34 pm

      Thanks. Will try again. By the way i love your recipes. Keep up the good work πŸ™‚

      Reply
    52. Chitz

      July 12, 2013 at 12:02 am

      Can u post on how to make boondi ladoo please?? I have been struggling for a while πŸ™

      Reply
    53. Sara

      July 13, 2013 at 3:05 pm

      Raks, I made them again and they came out perfect. When I added the boondhis in syrup and stirred they were glittering like shiny diamonds. πŸ™‚

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    54. MyMagic Pan

      October 14, 2013 at 11:26 am

      Wow!! So colorful. Kids would love this!!!

      Reply
    55. lakshmi

      October 16, 2013 at 3:43 am

      Sounds awesome n easy to cook. Will try n get back to you, tnx.

      Reply
    56. Sunshine

      October 19, 2013 at 9:57 am

      Gorgeous pictures.. wonderful detailed recipe.. your site is so informative and well-maintained.. I'm a fan!

      Reply
    57. Sunshine

      October 19, 2013 at 9:57 am

      They look absolutely delectable! They're so bright and colorful..great detailed recipe and photographs..I'm a fan! I've made up my mind to try this for Diwali next month πŸ™‚

      Reply
    58. gita malini

      October 19, 2013 at 10:00 am

      Thanx for the recipe . will try makin it

      Reply
    59. gita malini

      October 19, 2013 at 10:00 am

      thanxx for the recipe I,ll try to make thisdefinitely........

      Reply
    60. ponmozhi

      October 20, 2013 at 1:32 pm

      nice clicks & perfectly explained ..gonna trying dis diwali

      Reply
    61. bhuvi

      October 24, 2013 at 1:48 pm

      raji,,,tried this recipe today...even with so much detail n fotos...my first few batches were utter flop...then finally it came out round...but i made it crisp...
      also the syrup lost its consistency...so the boondhis still remain crisp...as it cudnt absorb the syrup...
      can anything b done to the syrup if its too sticky after mixing the bhoondhis...plz reply..

      Reply
    62. Raks anand

      October 24, 2013 at 1:49 pm

      Please don't make it crispy bhuvi . And next time if sugar syrup crosses consistency add some more water and bring to boil again.

      Reply
    63. suganya ram

      October 29, 2013 at 7:09 am

      Hi Raji....Thanks for the wonderful boondhi and detailed explanation. How long is the shelf life for this?

      Reply
    64. sonia

      October 29, 2013 at 7:10 am

      What is edible camphor??? And any substitute for it...

      Reply
    65. Saumya

      November 20, 2013 at 1:23 pm

      Lovely Looking Boondis.... I tried it today.....Suger syrup well out well but unfortunately everytime did boondi they get tail.... πŸ™ Otherwise they look nice and taste nice..... Thanks What should I do to get rid of the tails.....

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    66. Saumya

      November 23, 2013 at 9:16 am

      Lovely Looking Boondis.... I tried it today.....Suger syrup well out well but unfortunately everytime did boondi they get tail.... πŸ™ Otherwise they look nice and taste nice..... Thanks What should I do to get rid of the tails.....

      Reply
    67. Dharani

      January 21, 2014 at 10:18 am

      super nice on raks

      Reply
    68. radha

      October 21, 2014 at 12:55 am

      Thank you very much! I just tried it ... it is perfect!

      Reply
    69. Kitu

      February 24, 2015 at 1:19 pm

      Hi

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    70. Selvi Jagadeesan

      May 29, 2015 at 9:37 am

      hi

      nice clicks and its a mouth watering too!! you are rocking !!

      Reply
    71. Akila

      November 05, 2015 at 1:05 am

      Cup measurement pls.250 ml?

      Reply
    72. Unknown

      October 19, 2017 at 10:13 am

      Tried one of your recipes for the first time - sweet boondi was absolutely delicious and easy to make. thanks for the step-by-step instructions!

      Reply
    73. Raks anand

      October 19, 2017 at 10:48 am

      Thank you πŸ™‚

      Reply
    74. Raks anand

      October 19, 2017 at 10:48 am

      240 ml πŸ™‚

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