Namkeen Maida Kaju Recipe for Diwali
Author: Gopi Patel
Recipe type: Snacks
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 100 grams
- Refined flour (maida) : 1 cup
- Salt : 1/2 tsp
- Carom seeds (ajwain) : 1/2 tsp
- Oil : 2 tsp
- Water : 1/3 cup or as required
- Sieve the refined flour (maida) in a large mixing bowl.
- Add salt, carom seeds (ajwain) and oil in the flour. Mix well.
- While adding little water at time, start kneading the dough from refined flour.
- Once the dough is ready keep it aside for 5 minutes.
- Divide the dough in large lemon size balls.
- Start rolling the namkeen dough ball into 6-7 inch big circular disc.
- With the help of plastic bottle cap, cut the rolled dough into small small round discs roughly size of a coil.
- Now divide the coin size disc further into two piece using same plastic bottle cap.
- Repeat the above steps and make cashew nuts and almond shapes from dough.
- Our cashews and almonds are ready. Let's fry them.
- Heat around 2 cups of oil in a deep bottom pan / kadhai. Once the oil is hot start frying the maida kajus in batches.
- Deep fry the maida kajus until they turn golden in color.
- Once done remove the fried kajus and place them on kitchen towel/paper napkin.
- Delicious crispy namkeen maida kaju are ready. Sprinkle some chaat masala on top (optional) to give a tangy twist to this Diwali snack recipe.
Recipe by WeRecipes at https://werecipes.com/namkeen-maida-kaju-recipe-diwali-snacks/
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