Khakra - A Favorite Gujarati Snack

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A favorite gujarati snack. Very versatile that can be had for breakfast, made into a chaat, or just eaten as a tea time snack.

Methi Khakra

Makes: 20 khakra’s

Cooking time: 20 minutes Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup chopped fenugreek/methi leaves or kasuri methi(dried leaves)
  • 2 teaspoons carom/ajwain seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 tablespoon oil more for making the khakra
  • Salt to taste

Method

Mix all the ingredients and knead by adding little water at a time, till it becomes soft stiff dough.

Keep aside covered for 15 minutes

Make 20 balls of the dough.

Roll out the all the balls into very thin circles

Heat the griddle in medium high and add 1 teaspoon of oil and keep pressing it on the griddle not allowing it to puff.

Continue the Press and cook method on medium heat until the rounds become crisp. Now the crisp rounds called khakra’s are ready

Continue the same with the other balls and enjoy them as a snack or as desired

Note

The pressing can be done with a wooden press as shown in the picture or a cotton cloth or something else in your kitchen that will work as a press


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