Coriander Diamond Cuts
Easy Diwali Namkeen recipe with flour and cilantro.
Ingredients
- Maida 1 c
- Salt 3/4 tsp
- Cumin seeds 1 tsp
- Ghee 1.5 tbsp sub with shortening or vanaspati for vegan version
- Coriander leaves a small bunch picked and cleaned
- Green chilies 6
- Hing 1/4 tsp
- Water to knead
- Oil to deep fry
Instructions
- In a blender, place coriander, salt, hing and green chilies and blend to a paste adding about 1 tbsp water.
- In a mixing bowl, place maida and cumin and combine.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour and add ghee.
- Now add the coriander puree and combine well until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
- Sprinkle water little by little and knead into a dough that s like chapathi dough.
- Make sure you dont add too much water or you wont get crunchy diamonds.
- Once done, divide the dough into 5 parts and shape each part into a ball.
- Heat oil for deep frying.
- Take a ball of dough and roll into a thin chapathi. Probably as thin as you can get.
- Make sure you have greased the rolling surface a wee bit before you do this.
- Once you have rolled the ball, using a pizza cutter, make cuts horizontally and vertically across the chapathi, leaving even spaces between the strips.
- I use a ruler and a pizza cutter to do this. You can also use a sharp knife.
- Once done, check if the oil is hot. To do this, put a small ball of dough into the oil. If it rises up immediately, we are done.
- At this stage, drop the small diamonds into the oil, a few at a time. Turn the flame to the lowest and fry for 2 to 3 mins until sizzling sound subsides.
- Drain from oil once the diamonds are a golden brown.
- Drain on a kitchen towel.
- Let cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.
For Instant Pot & Air Fryer Recipes
Instant Pot timings may vary based on your geographic location. Air fryer settings and timings may vary based on the capacity and the model of the Air fryer.
Disclaimer
Nutrition values are provided here as a courtesy and are only a rough guide. Please consult a health care provider if you have any concerns.
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