Khari/Namkeen Biscuit or Surti Makhaniya Biscuits

 

Ingredients

• Wheat flour ½ cup (60gms)

• All Purpose flour/Maida-1/2 cup (62gms)

• Butter-1/2 or ¼  cup room temperature, unsalted-1 stick or ½ stick

• Baking powder-1/4 tsp

• Yogurt- 1-2 tbsp or more as needed if butter is reduced.

• Caraway seeds (Shahi Jeera)- 1 tbsp.

• Salt- ½ tsp

• Sugar- 1 tsp

 

Preparation

1. Prepare the dough by mixing all the dry ingredients in a bowl.

2. In a separate bowl, mix the butter and yogurt.

3. Add the dry powders to it and knead into a soft dough. If butter is reduced then increase the yogurt. But the taste is excellent with ½ cup butter.

4. Make round balls and place on a greased cookie sheet.

5. Bake in a preheated oven at 400 F for 9-10 minutes, then bring it down to the lowest heat your oven has, about 170F for 12-13 minutes.

6. Remove and cool on a wire rack, till it comes to room temperature.

7. Serve to the lord and distribute the mercy.

8. On eating the texture is very crunchy and soft.

 

Serves

15 – 23  balls

 

Madhulila Devi Dasi /Meena