problem with making boondhi

[mss]

Hi,
Every time I make boondhi, they always turn out to be flat. When I drop the batter in the oil, it goes down to the bottom and flattens. How to correct this problem?

[pavalamani pragasam]

Are you using the correct 'karandi', the seived 'karandi' whose holes on the under side are 'raised' unlike in the ordinary seived 'karandi'?

[maxi]

i had a different problem. it was way toooooooo oily. i had t o throw it all as we cudnt manage to eat them. dint know waht went wrong. can anybody help me on this?

[pavalamani pragasam]

If the batter is very thin ie too watery then boondhi absorbs a lot of oil. Please try with a batter of thicker consistency. I am also against adding soda bicarb to the batter which also makes it absorb oil.

[maxi]

actually, i did not use any soda, so may b it was too watery. will try with a thicker one. thanks for your tip

[rks]

another thing which I realised was that the il has to be HOT. if the oil isnt very hot, the oondhi also becomes flat. also, make sure you quickly fish it out, if you are trying to make sweet boondhi. If you let it turn brown, the sugar syrup will not be well absorbed. If you are making boondhi for topping thayir vadai, you can let it fry for a few seconds more...but I realised the difference between yellow and brown (crispy) is only around 10 seconds.