Ingredients

Boondi

• Gram flour: 1 1/2 cup
• Rice flour: 1/4 cup
• Cooking soda(sodium bicarbonate) – 1 small pinch
• Salt to taste
• Sprig All Natural Extracts (Food and Beverage Colours) – A Drop
• Oil for frying

BoondiChaat

• 1 cup Boondi
• 2 tbsp. onion, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp. carrot, grated
• tomato, chopped
• 2-3 tbsp. spicy fried peanuts
• 1/2 tsp.Chaat masala
• 1/4 tsp.jeera powder
• 1/4 tsp.Sprig Smoked Paprika, or as required
• Sprig Celery Sea Salt as needed
• 3-4 tbsp yogurt
• 1/4 tsp dates chutney / sweet chutney as required
• 1/4 tsp mint chutney
• Coriander leaves chopped (to garnish)
• A few Pomegranate seeds

Method :

To Make the ColouredBoondi:

• In a mixing bowl, mix both flours, salt, and cooking soda with water to make a thick batter. The consistency should be like bajji batter.
• Separate the batter into 3 bowls and add a drop of each Sprig All Natural Extracts (Food and Beverage Colours) separately into the bowls.
• Heat the oil and use a big slotted spoon to make boondis . Once crisp, drain them on a paper towel. Thecolouredboondis are nowready .

To Make theBoondiChaat:

• In a mixing bowl, mix the onion, tomato,fried peanuts, chaat masala, jeera masala, Sprig Smoked Paprika powder, and Sprig Celery Sea Salt
• Add the crispy colouredboondi to it and gently toss.
• Transfer masala boondi to a serving plate. Top it with some yoghurt, mint – dates chutney and garnish with coriander leaves and pomegranate chutney.
• Enjoy the lip-smackingboondichaatimmediately

Recipe and Image Courtesy: SmithaKalluraya (www.smithakalluraya.com)