Nimki - निमकी (Cookies made out of whole wheat or all purpose flour)
Aata (Whole Wheat Flour) or Maida (All Purpose Flour) - 1 cup (I used aata for this one as I prefer this as it is a whole grain)
Butter/Ghee (Clarified Butter) - 1/4 cup melted
Kala Jeera (Nigella Seeds) - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Water - to make the dough
Oil - To deep fry
Preparation
- Add salt in aata and mix well.
- Add ghee and mix well in the salt.
- Add water slowly (as needed) and mix it into a firm dough.
- Leave it covered for about 1/2 - 1 hour.
- Roll it into a regular chapati size
- cut them in small diamond shapes using a pizza cutter or if you have a nimki cutter.
- Fry them till golden brown in hot oil
Serving
My son loves to eat them anytime of the day I allow him...lol
As I made these with whole wheat flour, I am also sending this in for Show Me Your Whole Grains event.
Till next post, take care,
Priya
Lovely looking namkeen. I used to make these, a family favourite.
ReplyDeleteLovely snack, Girl!! :)
ReplyDeleteWe call this diamonds here..make it salty and another way is to dip them in sugar syrup to make the sweet ones..
looks yummy! we make similar thing in maharashtra, called shankarpale :) it can be sweet or savory.
ReplyDeletecrunchy munchy snacks.. i have always used maida.. wheat flour is a healthier option.. havent used nigella seeds either.. must try this..
ReplyDeleteHi...I prepared Lizzat papad ki sabji. Came up very well...I have also used ajwain just to enhance the taste...Its Yummie!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for your comments. Glad to know how it is called in different places. I knew pretty much every state has it's own version :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely entry!
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