Madras Mixture

As the name says we mix all the savories in this and garnish with cashews, groundnuts and curry leaves

Infact mixture preparation is more easy than any other snacks

Ingredients
Part 1 - Savories

• Ompodi 
• Butter Murukku
• Kaara Boondhi
• Ribbon Pakoda
• Thattai (optional)
• Sweet Diamond cut biscuits

To know the recipe for the above snacks just click on the respective item

Take the above mentioned savories in any quantity.There is no such hard and fast rule

Part 2 - Chilly Powder

• Red chillies - 4 or as required
• Salt - as required

Part 3 - Garnish / Topping

• Fried Cashewnuts, Groundnuts and Pottukadalai and Curry leaves - as required

Method

• Grind part 2 items in a mixer.Keep the chilly powder ready
• In a big / wide mixing bowl / container add the Part 1 items
• Crush butter murruku and thattai before adding
• Mix everything together
• Put Part 3 items and mix it well
• Finally add the chilly powder and shake the contents well
• You may close the container with a lid and shake it evenly on all sides for uniform mixing

Kaara Boondhi /Kara Boondhi

"Kaara Boondhi /Kara Boondhi" is one of the popular snack / savory during Diwali time.Here is the detailed recipe for the same

Ingredients

Part 1 - Boondhi

• Besan flour - 1 cup
• Rice flour - 1/4 cup
• Chilly Powder - 1 - 1 1/2 teaspoons
• Salt - 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
• Oil - for deep frying

A big perforated ladle / Jarini to drop the batter

Garnish

• Fried cashews, curry leaves and peanuts - as required

Method

• Heat oil in a frying kadai
• Meanwhile take a mixing bowl and put  besan, rice flour, salt, haldi and chilly powder.Add water gradually to form a thick bhajji like batter
• Hold the perforated ladle above the heated oil
• Take a ladle full of batter and pour it over the perforated ladle and spread it
• You will notice tiny balls falling into the oil
• Fry well till the oil sound subsides.Take it out carefully and drain the excess oil over a colander
• Wash and wipe the jarani after each and every batch
• Repeat the process till the batter is exhausted

• Transfer the boondhis into a broad basin and garnish with fried cashews, peanuts and curry leaves
• Shake it well so that it gets mixed thoroughly

Kaara Boondhi is ready to munch