Khasta Namak paare is pastry like crunchy snack lightly seasoned with carom seed. This is great snack with cup of tea.
Perfect snack for Diwali so do try and let us know.
Ingredients:
2 cups All purpose flour (plain flour or maida) +some to sprinkle
2 tbsp sooji
¾ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Carom seeds (ajwain)
2 -3 tablespoon oil
About 1/3 cup water as needed
Oil to deep fry + oil to roll on the sheets
Method:
1. Mix
flour, sooji, salt, carom seeds, and oil, and mix it with fingertips to get
consistency of breadcrumb.
2. Add
water as needed to make firm but smooth dough. Cover with damp cloth
and set aside at least for ten minutes.
3. Knead
the dough for another minute and divide in two equal parts.
4. Take
each part of the dough and make a flat ball shape.
5. Spread
1 tsp oil over the rolled sheet. Sprinkle some dry refined flour over this
rolled sheet and spread evenly using a spoon. After this, fold the sheet. For
this, fold the sheet from one side bringing it to the half. Now similarly fold
from the other side as well. Again apply some oil over the rolled sheet and
sprinkle some refined flour over it. Spread out evenly.
6. After
this, fold it from one side bringing it to the half and likewise fold the
second side as well. This way a thick layered sheet will be ready. Now again
roll out this square sheet lengthwise (roll out this sheet little thick).
7. Cut
each of the rolled dough into about half inch wide and 2 inch long pieces.
8. Heat
the oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
9. To
check if the oil is ready, put a small piece of dough in the oil. The dough
must come rise up slowly.
10. Do
not over crowd the pan when frying. Fry the namak pares until both sides are
light golden-brown.
11. After
namak pares come to room temperature they will become crisp.
12. Once
cooled store them in air tight container.
Tips:
You can add some crushed pepper to make theeke pares.
Happy Cooking!
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