Boondi and laadu

Boondi (fried chickpea batter droplets) is a popular traditional snack in India and neighboring countries (Figure 4.1.1). It is consumed as (a) a crispy fried snack after adding salt and a spice like chilli powder, (b) the less fried sample is soaked in sugar syrup and consumed as sweet boondi, and (c) the sugar syrup-soaked sweet boondis are formed into balls to be called laadu. Small-sized laadus are also known as darbesh.