Sweet bundi
Tiny fried gram flour pearls soaked in saffron syrup with nuts
Sweet bundi are tiny pearls of gram flour batter, fried until just set and tossed in warm saffron and cardamom syrup with flaked nuts. They're soft, juicy and bright orange. Serve as a festive sweet or offering, or spoon over rabdi or ice cream.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the batter
For the syrup
To mix with the bundi
For frying
To garnish
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Mix 3 ½ oz gram flour (besan), ¾ cup water, 1 tsp ghee and orange food colour into a smooth, thin batter.
Step 2: Heat oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Hold a bundi sieve (a ladle with round holes) over the oil, pour in some batter and tap so drops fall into the oil.
15 minStep 3: Lift the bundi out while still soft, after a few seconds, drain and set aside. Repeat with the rest of the batter.
Step 4: Boil 5 ½ oz sugar and 1 cup water to a one-thread syrup (see the sugar syrup recipe). For a clean syrup, add 1 tbsp milk as it boils: the impurities rise to the surface and can be skimmed off.
10 minStep 5: While the syrup is warm, add the bundi with 1 tbsp ghee, 1 tsp cardamom, coarsely ground, ½ tsp saffron powder and 2 ⅛ oz almonds and pistachios, flaked and mix well.
Step 6: Garnish with 1 tbsp almond and pistachio flakes just before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 390 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does sweet bundi take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of ghee?
- Butter, same amount (keep the heat a little lower, butter burns sooner).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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