KHARA BISCUIT (SPICY COOKIE)

 Khara Biscuit (Spicy Cookie) 

Total time: 1h 5min

Prep        5min

Inactive   30min

Cooking   30min

Level:   Easy

Yield:   28 Biscuits

Ingredients

1 ½ cup all purpose flour (Maida)

½ cup unsalted butter

 3 green chilies finely chopped,

1 tbsp. chopped curry leaves

1 tbsp. chopped cilantro or coriander leaves

1 tsp. Wheat cream (rava)

¼ tsp. red chill powder

¼ tsp. pepper powder

¼ tsp. roasted cumin powder

¼ tsp. carom seeds (ajwain) 

¾ tsp. salt

1 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. baking powder

2 tbsp. yogurt or curd

Instructions

1. Take a mixing bowl; mix well all ingredients except butter and yogurt.
2. Then add butter and again mix until it forms crumbly dough.
3. Now add 1 tbsp. of yogurt, mix using hands and makes this dough stiff (if required add another 1 tbsp. of yogurt).
4. Preheat the oven at 350 degree F    
5. Make dough into two parts, take one part and roll it into sheet about 5mm thickness.
6. Using cookie cutter cut the cookies into any desired shape.
7. Repeat the same steps for another part of dough.
8. Then place the cookies on cookie tray, which is covered with parchment paper.
9. When done place the baking tray in the preheated oven.
10. Let it bake about 20mins at 350 degrees F.
11. After 20mins, bring oven temperature to 200 degrees F.
12. Bake another 10mins, so that Khara biscuit cooks well inside also.
13. After 10-12mins, turn off the oven but do not take out the tray yet, let it be in oven for another 20-25mins.
14. Take out the tray after 20mins or so and let it cool for about 10mins.
15. Khara biscuit or spicy cookies is ready…….