Tricked treat!- Happy Diwali/Deepavali..
A Very Happy & Prosperous Diwali/Deepavali to all the readers of my food blog.
I prepared Theek tukdi/ Namak pare this Diwali. It turned out quite well, but gave me a lot of backache & fatigue. Try preparing this savoury only if; you have a lot of time, patience & help at hand.
Theek tukdi/ Namak pare-
Servings- 2 cups/200 gms Cooking time- 1 & 1/2 hrs.
Ingredients-
- 1 cup / 1 pav of all purpose flour/ maida
- 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp of red chilly powder
- 1/4 tsp of table salt
- 1/4 tsp of ajwain (optional)
- 1/4 tsp of jeera (optional)
- 1 tbsp of hot oil
- 1/2 cup of water
- oil for deep frying
Procedure-
- In a large bowl, mix the maida, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, table salt & the spices. Add a table spoon of hot oil & mix well with fingers.
- Add water in parts to the above mixture & knead into a firm dough.
- You can keep it aside for 30 minutes & continue or start immediately rolling the dough to make chapatis.
- Using a rolling pin & flat board; roll the dough into thin chapatis. Make it as thin as possible.
- Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter; cut it into small squares or diamond shaped pieces.
- Collect the pieces on a plate.
- Heat oil in a kadai to smoking point & deep fry the tukdis in hot oil on medium flame.
- Spread it out on a paper towel to absorb extra oil.
- Store in air tight container, after it cools down to room temperature.
- Stays good for a month.
- Enjoy with a cup of tea as a snack.
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