Atta Namakpare is a recipe of Indian snack which is also considered a salty cookie made up of frying procedure. Serving it along with tea as a snack helps to increase its taste.
Ingredients
Wheat flour - 2 cups (300 gms)
Ghee - 4 tbsp (75 gms)
Cumin seeds - 1.5 tsp
Salt - ¾ tsp
Oil - for frying
Instructions
- Take 2 cups of wheat flour in a bowl, add a ¾ teaspoon of salt to it.
- Add 1.5 teaspoons of cumin seeds, 6 tablespoons of Ghee to it.
- Mix all the ingredients well and add a ½ cup + 2 tablespoons the lukewarm water in intervals to knead the stiffer dough.
- After kneading the dough, cover and keep it aside for 15-20 minutes to set.
- The dough has set after 25 minutes, mash the dough to make it smooth.
- Divide the dough into two equal halves and roll it into a round-shaped lump.
- Place it on the board and press it using your hands to flatten it.
- Flatten the dough lump thinly but, not too thinly.
- Chop it vertically into square-shaped pieces.
- Chop it into the 0.5 to 0.75 inches of strips.
- Remove the uneven parts and separate them.
- Preheat oil to fry it and prepare the Namakpare from the remaining dough likewise.
- Join the cutting along with another dough lump.
- The lesser heated oil is required to fry the Namakpare.
- Add the Namakpare to fry on medium flame.
- Fry it for 3-4 minutes.
- The Namakpare are floating on the surface and they have fried for 4-5 minutes.
- Fry until it becomes golden brown from all the sides on the low-medium flame.
- Drain it out after it becomes brown and fry all the Namakpare likewise.
- Wheat flour Namakpare is ready to be served.
Serving
- Store it in an airtight container and consume for 1 to 2 months.
Recipe by Indian Good Food at http://indiangoodfood.com/5203-atta-namak-pare-recipe.html