Saturday, October 1, 2011

Chilli Biscuits

 
INGREDIENTS:
  • Maida/All purpose flour - 1 cup 
  • Butter - 3 tbsp 
  • Sugar - 2 tsp 
  • Salt - 1/2 tsp 
  • Baking powder - 1/2 tsp 
  • Green chillies - 3,finely chopped [or more,as per your taste] 
  • Fresh Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp 
  • Yogurt (plain) - 2 tbsp 
  • Ginger powder - 1/2 tsp
METHOD:
  • Preheat oven to 400 Degree F.Grease a cookie tray and keep aside.
  • Sift together flour and salt.
  • Cream together butter and sugar till the sugar dissolves,mix in 2 tbsp curd and continue beating.
  • Whisk in the sifted flour slowly and mix.
  • At this stage,it would be better if you start kneading by your hand.
  • Mix it with chopped coriander leaves,green chillies and ginger powder.
  • The dough would be crumbly.
  • For easier handling-tip the dough into a polythene bag[or a cling wrap]Leave the bag open, place on your work surface and slowly press out the dough with a rolling pin so it becomes a rectangle.Chill for 10-15 minutes so that it is easy to handle the dough.Roll the dough into 1/4 inch thickness and rip the bag open and cut using a cookie cutter.
  • Otherwise transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead till it becomes a smooth ball. 
  • Roll out dough till it is in to 1/4 inch thickness.
  • Use a 2 inch wide biscuit cutter to cut the dough into as many biscuits as possible.
  • Bring remaining dough together and repeat kneading, rolling and cutting. 
  • Place biscuits on a baking sheet, and bake in the oven for 18 minutes till light brown on the edges.
  • The cookies might still be soft but would harden once it cools down.
  • Cool on a wire rack and store in airtight containers.


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