Name: Namak Pare
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1.5 cups maida (all-purpose flour); 1 tablespoon semolina sooji or rava; ½ teaspoon carom seeds ajwain; Salt to taste; 2 tablespoons oil; Oil for deep frying; Water as needed to knead the dough

Snacks

Namak Pare

Dec 12, 2020 | Jyoti Gupta |

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8 serves
00h:30m prep
00h:25m cook

Namak Pare is a popular savory crunchy snack from India. I made this snack for Diwali but didn’t get the time to edit the pictures and write the post. Anyway better late than never! These deep-fried snacks are enjoyed with a cup of chai and you would find them in every household in India especially during the festive season. My mom always makes them at home for all the festivals and I would munch on them so much that at one point mom had to ask me to stop. Yes, that’s how much I love homemade namak pare!

Ingredients

1.5 cups maida (all-purpose flour)
1 tablespoon semolina sooji or rava
½ teaspoon carom seeds ajwain
Salt to taste
2 tablespoons oil
Oil for deep frying
Water as needed to knead the dough

Cooking Instructions

In a bowl sieve together all-purpose flour, sooji (semolina), ajwain (carom seeds), and salt.
Mix everything together.
Add 2 tablespoons of oil to the flour mixture.
Mix the oil into the flour using your hands till it resembles bread crumbs.
Now add water as required to knead a smooth but firm dough. Cover the dough and keep it aside for around 20-30 minutes.
Now divide the dough into 2 equal parts.
Take 1 of the dough ball and roll it into a circle. It shouldn't be too thick or too thin.
Using a knife, first cut the dough into long narrow strips and then make a criss cross pattern cutting the dough diagonally.
Heat oil in a wok on medium heat.
Once the oil is hot, add the cut namak pare into it and fry till crisp and light golden-brown in color.
Let them cool down and then store them in an airtight container.