Sweet Boondi recipe ( Diwali Special 😀

Ingredients: ( for sweet boondi recipe )

besan ( gram flour ) – 1 cup ( 200 gms )
water ( as needed )
oil – for frying
pistachios – 25 ( finely chopped )
1 tsp – ghee

For the sugar syrup:
sugar – 1 cup or 200 gms
water – 1 cup or 200 ml
pinch – saffron ( kesar )
1/2 tsp – lemon juice

Method:

Step 1) Make sugar syrup: Into a pan, add the sugar, water and bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, boil on medium for 6 minutes. Add lemon juice, saffron and boil for 1 more minute. Remove from heat.

Step 2) Make batter: Into a bowl, sift the besan (gram flour). Add little water at a time and make a smooth lump-free batter

Step 3) Heat oil and keep the heat level on medium. Hold a slotted spoon on top and pour 1/4 cup of batter over the slotted spoon area into the hot oil. ( the batter will fall like rain drops into the oil )

Step 4) Keep moving the boondi’s and fry until golden. Once it stops sizzling and looks golden, remove from oil and place on a kitchen tissue. Repeat with the remaining batter.

Step 5) Now add the fried boondi’s into the sugar syrup with a tsp of ghee and 25 finely chopped pistachios. mix well for a minute. let it sit for 2 minutes.

Step 6) Move the top part aside and remove the bottom part of boondi onto a bowl. Mix again and let it sift for 30 seconds.

Step 7) Remove the remaining boondi’s from syrup. mmm..  Crispy Sweet Boondi ready !.. enjoy 😀