Thursday, March 3, 2011

NamakPara Holi Recipe

Namakpara is the traditional Indian snack. Learn, how to make easy Namakpara in this Holi festival.

Ingredients for NamakPara

Flour [maida] – 1 cup
Semolina [sooji] – ½ cup
Warm Ghee or Refined Oil – 2 tbsp
Curd Beaten – 1 tbsp
Ajwain – 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Method of Preparing NamakPara

Mix flour, ajwain, salt and warm ghee or refined oil. Add enough water and knead tight dough. Cover this dough with a wet cloth for 20 minutes.
Make balls from the dough and roll them into ½ inch thick chapattis. Now with the helped knife cut vertically and then into horizontally to get diamond shaped strips.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the diamond shaped strips on medium flame, till they are crisp and golden brown.
Drain out the excess oil and place them in kitchen towel. Fry all the strips in the same way. Allow to cool and store in an air tight container.
It can be stored for 2-3 weeks.

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