Namkeen

This recipe is of one of the type of namkeen snack prepared from all purpose floor and wheat flour. This is quite similar to Shankar Pali or Tukdi also called as diamond cuts. This snack is very easy to prepare and tasty to eat. This is one type of snacks that you can prepare on festival occasions especially on diwali. Also you can prepare in bulk quantity and store them in a air tight container and munch these crispy namkeens during tea time.

Preparation Time : 20 min

Cooking Time       : 2 minutes / Batch

Ingredients:

English Name For Ingredients	Hindi Names For Ingredients	Quantity
All Purpose Flour	सभी उद्देश्य आटा / मेडा	1 Cup
Wheat Flour	गेहूं का आटा	1 Cup
Cooking Soda	खाना पकाने सोडा	½ tsp
Chilly Powder	लाल मिर्च पाउडर	2-3 tsp
Asafoetida	हींग	A large pinch
Oil	तेल	For Deep Frying
Salt	नमक	As required

Preparation:

1)Sieve all purpose flour and whole wheat flour together and keep it in a bowl.

2)Take ¼ cup of water and add asafoetida, red chilli powder, salt and cooking soda and stir to dissolve completely.

3)Pour this on sieved flour and knead well to make a dough similar to chapathi dough.

4)Add a 2 tsp of oil to the dough and knead again for few minutes.

5)Take a small portion of the dough and make a round shaped balls. Using rolling pin roll the balls to make a thin big circle.

6)Cut the rolled dough into the shape of your like. I have cut here lengthwise into thin strips.

7)Meanwhile heat oil for deep frying, when the sufficient heat is received leave the strips into oil and deep fry them until crisp and golden brown.

8)Remove onto absorbent paper and once it cools store them in a airtight container.