Wheat flour namkeen namak paare. A healthier version of namak paare which I wouldn't mind snacking upon! So, try this healthy savory snack this Diwali. In a bowl, toss together the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, salt and carom seeds.
Whole wheat flour and plain flour both yield crunchy namak pare.
The main difference would be the flavor and the lightness.
Spicy diamond cuts made using maida are light in texture but wheat flour ones are dense with more flavor of wheat bran in them.
You can have Wheat flour namkeen namak paare using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Wheat flour namkeen namak paare
- It's 1 cup of wheat flour.
- You need 1/2 cup of water or water as per required.
- You need 1/2 tsp of ajwain.
- Prepare 1 tsp of kalaunji or mangrella.
- You need to taste of salt.
- It's 1 tbsp of ghee.
- It's 1 tbsp of oil.
- It's as required of oil for frying.
Unless you are very much used to eating these. Wheat Flour Mathri recipe - Whole Wheat Namkeen Mathri Recipe. Wheat flour little Hearts/Methi little Hearts/Atta Nimki/Khasta Namkeen Recipe by Kadian's Kitchen. Spicy version of this indian snack has different name like Namak Pare, Shankarpali, Shakarpara or diamond cuts.
Wheat flour namkeen namak paare instructions
- Take a bowl, add wheat flour, salt, ajwain, kalonji, ghee, oil and water. knead them properly. Rest for 20 minutes..
- Make balls and roll out thick with the help of rolling pin.cut it into pieces. Deep fry till golden brown on high flame..
- Enjoy!.
So I thought my not do a baked version of savory diamond cuts and the result was superb. Mind you no maida (APF), no ghee, no butter and I still managed to bake decent looking and great tasting diamond cuts or Nimki or Namkeen or Namak Paare. I spiced the dough up with crushed peppers and it tasted. Namak paare is pastry like crunchy snack lightly seasoned with carom seed. This is great snack with cup of tea.
