Learning-to-cook

Preparation time: 10 min (resting time: 30min) | Cook Time: 10 min | Serves: 4

Recipe Category: Snacks | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients 

Maida / All Purpose flour - 1.5 cups ( + or - )
Butter - 1/4 cup (Room temperature)
Powdered Sugar - 1/4 cup
Milk - 4 to 5 tsp ( + or - )
Baking powder - 2 pinch
Salt - a pinch
Oil - for frying

Method 

1. Mix the Butter and powder sugar nicely in a big bowl, until they become creamy. 

2. Add the milk now and again mix it. 

3. Sift the flour and baking soda nicely, and add to the butter sugar mixture. 

4. Mix them to form a pliable dough. ( should be like chappathi dough ). 

5. Let them rest for 30  to 40 min.

6. Now divide the dough to equal portions and roll them to 1/4 inch thickness. (see notes)

7. Cut into small squares or in diamond shape. 

8. Heat the oil keeping the flame in low to medium. This is must. If it is high or medium flame, outside gets cooked easily but inner part never get cooked. 

9. Drop the dough squares in batches and fry them until they get cooked evenly and colour comes to light brown.

10. Filter the oil and cool down. 

10. Store in an air tight container. 

Notes:

1. If the thickness is less than 1/4 inch, it will break while frying.

2. The biscuits will be soft at first, but becomes crispy when cools down. 

3. You can add a pinch of cardamom powder for flavor. 

4. Milk and butter should be in room temperature.