Want to Know the Recipe behind NIMKI - A Teatime Snack? - viaindiankitchen

Synopsis:

Nimki is a popular Bengali snack and it is prepared in many ways. In this recipe, we have used ajwain and green chillies, the main ingredients that give taste to the crackers. Ajwain also aids digestion.

Prep time: 15 min, Serves: 2

Ingredients:

1 cup flour (maida)

1 tsp ajwain

Salt to taste

4 green chillies

Oil for deep frying

Preparation Method:

Step-01:

Grind green chillies to a paste.

Step-02:

Take maida in a mixing bowl. To this add ajwain, salt, 2 tsp hot oil, green chilli paste.

Step-03:

Mix the flour with water to the consistency of chapati dough. Close the bowl and let it rest for half an hour.

Step-04:

Meanwhile, heat oil in a Kadai. Make marble sized balls with the dough and roll them into thin puris.

Step-05:

Prick the puri all over. With the help of a cutter, cut this puri in the middle and fold each half in the shape of a triangle. Repeat this for all puris.

Step-06:

Fry in hot oil over a low flame till crisp and golden brown. Serve hot with any sauce.

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