Boondi Raita Recipe | Learn how to make Boondi ka Raita and Homemade Boondi

Boondi Ka Raita, cool creamy, side dish with sweet yogurt and crunchy Boondi (deep fried Chickpea Balls).

Learn how to make Boondi Raita at home. Also, easy step-wise method to make homemade boondi at home.

A delicious gluten-free raita recipe that can be prepared in jiffy. Mostly prepared during special occasions or when guests arrive, as it is a loved by all the age groups. Served especially with rice preparations like Biryani and Pulao.

Cool Indian Raitas

Raita is one of the main accompaniment with Indian meals especially during hot Indian summers. It is made with fresh yogurt/curd with different combinations of salad veggies and fruits like cucumber, tomatoes, onions, pomegranate pearls, apples, pineapple and spinach. Herbs like fresh coriander/cilantro leaves, mint leaves and ginger with green chilies(optional).

Indian meals are incomplete without a yogurt preparation like raita or buttermilk. These give cooling effect to body and also aid in digestion of food and hence good for stomach.

I prepare raita or buttermilk everyday with lunch. But what and irony, I don't have much Raita recipes on the blog. Sometimes, I don't get enough time to click the pics.

But today when I prepared Boondi raita for lunch, timely took pictures and then immediately after lunch sat down to write the post.

Boondi Raita is my kid's favourite. My little one loves to have it just like that even without meals!! So here I am with easy peasy recipe for Boondi Raita!!

Other Raita recipes from the blog.. Mix. Veg. Raita , Spinach and Pomegranate Raita

We like to have raita especially with one pot rice preparations like Biryani, Pulao or Khichdi. Checkout this A-Z collection of Biryani/Pulao from the blog.

What is Boondi

Boondi are crispy fried chickpea balls (salted and unsalted). Salted boondi is used in making chaats(papdi chaat) , paani-poori. It is a also added to Jal Jeera, a refreshing Indian cold drink made with spices and herbs. Unsalted boondi is used in making Boondi Laddu(an Indian dessert made especially during festivals).

Checkout this spicy yogurt based Papad Boondi ki Subzi recipe that can be made in jiffy of you run out of vegetables.

Boondi is available at all Indian grocery store. But if it is not available or you like to make your own boondi at home then it is a very easy and simple process.

How to make Boondi at home

To make Boondi a special perforated laddle known as Jhara is used. To make Boondi, batter made with chickpea and cornflour/cornstarch is prepared and then poured on perforated spoon, fried till golden brown in color. I do not have the traditional Jhara for making boondi, so I use my perforated laddle to make Boondi, since I do not need to make it in large quantities. Making Boondi at home is very easy and it is better than store bought one as the oil that we use in it is fresh and not used again again to make boondi as done in commercial plants.

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I have shown a quick method to make Boondi at home in the video. You can always use store bought Boondi. The brands I prefer are Haldiram and Deep which are easily available at Indian grocery stores outside India. In India there are a lot of local brands available that you can buy and use.

Checkout the recipe card to ingredients and how to make Boondi .

Ingredients for Boondi Raita

Fresh Curd/Yogurt.. In India, curd is set almost daily in all the households. Every night we boil milk, use the previous day's starter, keep it overnight and morning, chill yogurt and make buttermilk, raita, lassi or eat it just like that with meals. Do not sour yogurt for Raita, it spoils the taste.If yogurt is a bit sour you can add sugar/jaggery to it. Always use fresh sweet yogurt to make raita.

Check out these delicious cool Yogurt recipes from the blog.. Pineapple and Mint Lassi, Kiwi Mint Lassi, Ragi Buttermilk

Boondi-- Homemade or store-bought

Herbs--Fresh Cilantro and Mint Leaves. These not only add a refreshing taste but also add on to the digestive properties.

Spices-- Chaat Masala , Cumin Powder, Red Chilli Powder and Black Salt/Kala Namak.

How to prepare Boondi Raita

Consistency of Raita should not be very thin. It is should be thick like dip/sauce.We add water to adjust the consistency.

To prepare raita, take curd in a bowl, add all the spices, black salt, finely chopped mint and coriander leaves. Whisk well . Add about 1/4 Cup water if required.

Add boondi and mix well.

Usually people soak boondi in lukewarm water for about 5 mins, drain boondi and squeeze out water to get rid of excess oil, before adding to curd.

You can soak if you want. I like to add it directly to curd as anyhow it absorbs the moisture from curd and softens. Also, we like the little crunch, that we get by adding boondi directly.

Chill before serving.

Points to remember--

Do check Boondi before adding to raita. since boondi is fried chickpea balls, these can go stale and give a peculiar smell if kept for long. Do not use very oil boondi.

Good quality boondi, won;t be very oily, you can add directly to curd.

Recipe Card for Boondi Raita

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Do try this delicious cool raita with your meals.It is quick and easy and is loved by everyone.. I never tried making the vegan version using plant based yogurt, but you can try using vegan yogurt.

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