Namak Paare ( Salted fried striped cookies)

Namak Paare

Namak Paare is a crunchy savoury snack. It is perfect delicacy for Diwali and Holi. It is prepared during festivals in Northern part of India. My mother used to prepare Namak  Paare and kept it in jar during festivals.
Namak Paare are prepared in batches and are kept in airtight container. It is a great evening snack.
Here comes recipe of Namak Paare...

🔅Namak Paare 🔅

📜 Recipe✒️

📃Ingredients:

📍All purpose flour ( Maida): 250 gms
📍Carom Seeds ( Ajwain): 2Tsp
📍Salt to taste
📍Ghee/ Refined oil for making dough :2 Tbsp
📍Refined oil for deep frying

📝Method:

Step 1) 

In a bowl or a deep plate sieve Maida.

Step 2) 

Add salt & carom seeds to it and mix well.

Step 3) 

Add ghee or refined oil into it and mix well. It is called Moyan and it is a necessary step to make Namak Paare crispy ( khasta).

Step 4) 

Knead the dough with required amount of water. Cover it with a damp cloth. Rest the dough for 15-20 minutes.

Step 5) 

In a deep pan/ kadahi add sufficient refined oil for deep frying. Heat oil on high flame then sim the flame.

Divide the dough into 5-6 portions. Make balls. Spread a ball onto the rolling board by rolling pin. The dough spread (roti/chapatti) must be thick . Now cut the long stripes or squares or any shape with a sharp knife. Drop the cut long stripes/squares into the hot oil .

Deep fry it on slow flame. When the golden colour is attained, take it out by a skimmer (Jhara) on a napkin to soak the excess oil.

Step 6) 

Namak Paare are ready to serve.
Serve it with a cup of tea.
Namak Paare can be stored in an airtight container after it cooled down.

Note: 

◾An easy snack can be stored for two weeks if stored in an airtight container.

◾To make crunchy and crispy Namak Paare, knead the dough as tightly as you can and fry them on very low heat.

◾The amount of ghee/ refined oil added to the flour while kneading it is  very important. It makes them crisp.

◾🔹Preparation time: 30 minutes ( time includes kneading as well as resting the dough)

🔹Cooking time: 20-25 minutes

◾Serving sufficient for 10-12 persons

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