Wednesday, November 9, 2011

SAVOURY COOKIES |SAVOURY BISCUITS | KHARA BISCUITS

    Iyengar bakery style Khara biscuits,I wanted to try a savoury biscuit|khara biscuit for a long time, and finally i made this yesterday and it came out too good. I followed the ICC recipe for this savoury biscuits. These biscuits tasted so awesome and i can say they melted in mouth.
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INGREDIENTS:(yields 10 biscuits)
MAIDA 1 CUP
BUTTER 2.5 TBLSP+1/2 TSP
SUGAR 2 TSP
SALT 1/2 TSP
CUMIN SEEDS 1/2 TSP
GREEN CHILLI 1 NO.
CORIANDER LEAVES 1.5 TBLSP
YOGURT 1.5 TBLSP
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METHOD:


  • Beat the butter and sugar well until creamy.
  • Add the yogurt to this and mix well.
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  • Now add the flour, salt, chopped chilli and cilantro and mix well and make this into a stiff dough.
  • Do not knead this by adding too much pressure.
  • Take a portion of the dough and roll it.
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  • Cut them into any desired  shapes using a cookie cutter. I made it into round shape by using a lid of a box.
  • Grease the baking tray and place this on the tray.
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  • Mine yielded 10 biscuits.
  • Bake this in a preheated oven at 150 degree.
  • Bake for 15- 20 mins. Mine got done in 17 mins.
  • The biscuit will not get brown on the top, but it will get a nice color at the bottom.
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  • We had this with hot cup of tea and this was absolutely awesome.
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Note:
  1. Increase the quantity of yogurt by 1 tblsp if the can’t get a dough consistency.
  2. I didn’t add cumin seeds.
  3. You can add ajwain seeds, finely chopped mint or any other herbs of your choice.
  4. You can use 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup of all purpose flour.

40 comments:

  1. Nice Picture on khara biscuits...I am hungry for some biscuits..Nice tip on adding ajwain in place of cumin..

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  2. Wow they looks excellent and quite addictive..Trust me or not,even i baked some khara biscuits with ajwain and few seeds rite now..

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  3. Very delicious and crunchy looking khara biscuits.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  4. looks super yummy and perfect.

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  5. Savoury Biscuits are my fav too...looks very tempting and yummy

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  6. delicious snack looks wonderful

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  7. Omg, fingerlicking biscuits, super inviting and makes me hungry.

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  8. lovely crisp khara biscuits,love to have with a hot cup of coffee..

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  9. Crunchy and delicious biscuits.. send me some dear :)
    Indian Cuisine

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  10. Love savory biscuits too they look yummy and soft.

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  11. nice pics!!!ofcourse biscuits too....

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  12. I have made them couple of times when I was in Singapore. Love the khara biscuits. looks very crunchy & yummy!

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  13. I love this khara biscuit and I like it because of less butter added.

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  14. i love savoury cookies and these look so yummy..perfect ones..

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  15. An all time fav ~ love your pics!
    USMasala

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  16. Crisply baked Masala Biscuits luks very inviting.Luv it.

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  17. Lovely one, can have it anytime of the day with a cup of hot tea.

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  18. Bookmarking this recipe..Loks cute and perfect..

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  19. looks super duper yummy i love savory ones n this is so perfect..

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  20. My fav biscuits..love d butter flavor in it

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  21. This is my favorite!!! Super-yummy!!!

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  22. Looks perfectly done ....and nice pics

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  23. Lovely snaps. loved the presentation J.

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  24. wow jeyashri,very nice recipe... biscuits came out perfect n yum...

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  25. Biscuits looks great, I too will try. clicks are awesome,loved the 2nd one very much :)

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  26. looks perfect and very tempting dear ...
    love to have with a cup of tea :)

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  27. yummy yummy..Delicious..Thanks for the recipe dear

    Do visit my blog too
    http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/

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  28. Khara biscuits look so good... very crispy and perfect.

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  29. interesting n really new to me!!yum yum!

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  30. Perfect with a cup of tea. Loved your clicks too.

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  31. Crunchy n delicious looking khara biscuits.

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  33. very nice. like to have a bite ;)

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  34. These are my fav savoury biscuits. I got addicted after baking these for ICC challenge, and this time when we went to Bangalore I made sure to visit Iyengar bakery and had feasted on these.

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  35. perfectly baked cookies...absolutely love this

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  36. Hello Jeyashri - try blending all the ingredients in a mixer in a cold state. Use cold butter or fat and blend. Wrap in a cling foil and place in the fridge for 30 mins.

    Then remove the dough, roll it out, make your biscuits round and bake. You'll see a better finish.

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  37. Dear Jeyashri:

    I made the Nan Khatai according to your recipe, it was absolute yum. I felt so proud after baking it, thank you so much.

    Next I tried the Tutti Fruity cookies and the Khara Biscuits. They tasted good, but they were not like cookies. They were not soft and crunchy, instead little hard and floury. I followed your recipe quite exactly. Can you suggest what I may not have followed correctly.

    I appreciate and admire you a lot.

    Thank you very much.
    Shobha.

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    1. Sorry for the delayed reply Shobha. The reason may be because of you must have baked it for a little lesser time. Temperature and timings vary from oven to oven.
      Try decreasing the temperature and increase the cooking time

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