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Boondi

🇮🇳 A dish from India

Boondi, a dish from India
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Boondi, bundi, boondia or bundia is an Indian dessert made from fried chickpea flour. It is either eaten as a savoury snack or sweetened as a dessert.

What gives it away

🥘Main ingredientschickpea flour, sugar syrup, ghee or oil, cardamom, water
🔥Cooking methodsmall batter droplets deep-fried into tiny pearls, then sweetened in syrup or seasoned
👅Flavour & stylesweet and fragrant, or savoury and spiced; tiny crisp-to-soft pearls
🕒When it’s eatensnack or dessert, often festive

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Boondi come from?
Boondi is a dish that originated in India.
What is Boondi?
Boondi, bundi, boondia or bundia is an Indian dessert made from fried chickpea flour. It is either eaten as a savoury snack or sweetened as a dessert.