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Spicy Shankarpali is such a crispy and crunchy snacks suits incredibly for diwali savories.Spicy Shankarpali also surprises people as people associate shankarpali with sweetness. This is a different kind.They are crunchy and an excellent accompaniment with tea or coffee.Kids will also love this.My Kiddo liked it.These were a favorite of my family.Its easy and tasty.
Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour / Maida
4 - 5 green chilies /1 tsp Chilli Powder (Adjust according to your taste)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp caraway seeds
1 tsp sesame seeds
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 tsp salt (Adjust according to taste)
1 tbsp oil
1/2 cup water
Oil to deep fry
Method:
In a big bowl take the flour. Add salt, turmeric powder, caraway seeds, sesame seeds.,cumin seeds. Coarse crush green chilies in mortar and pestle. Add the crushed chilies to the flour . Heat 1 tablespoon oil and pour it over the flour . With a spoon mix the flour. Do not do it with hand as it may cause a burn. Then add the water and knead a tight dough but smooth dough. Let it rest for atleast an hour.
Later roll out chapatis thicker than normal, cut into diamond shapes or shapes of your choice with a knife or cookie cutters or pizza cutter.Do not stack the pieces one above other. Separate each cut and fry in hot oil till golden. When they are cooled to room temperature, store in air tight container.These taste like spicy biscuits.
Variation :-
You can add handful of curry leaves and coarse it with green chillies and add to flour.
Now a days weather has become very cold and its raining here.This rainy weather made me to crave for some hot deep fried food on saturday. So I made Mysore Bajji on saturady evening for snacks.Mysore Bajji are very tasty and delicious, especially good in rainy or cold day. My kid loves to eat these bajjis and its my favorite one too..
Ingredients:-
Maida/All purpose flour -2 cups
Sour curd - 2 cups
Onions - 2 small, finely chopped
Baking Soda -1/4 tsp
Green chillies 6 paste (As per the spice you can adjust )
Coriander leaves finely chopped
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry
Method:-
1) Mix maida / All purpose flour ,chopped onions, green chillies paste, coriander leaves ,salt with curd like a thick batter with out any lumps .Add Baking soda .Mix it Well. Keep it aside for 30 mins.
2) The batter should be loose enough like bajji batter.. Take a spoon and scoop the batter, dip the batter into hot oil or take a small quantity with hand and slowly drop in to hot oil. Fry till they are golden brown and remove them on a kitchen towel.
3) You can serve hot with coconut chutney ,peanut chutney ,chutney of your choice or tomato sauce.
You can have it for breakfast or evening snack.
Tip:- Sour curd makes Mysore Bajji Fluffy.
