Nimki

Name: Nimki
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour/maida; 2 tbsp oil for binding; As needed oil for frying; To taste salt; 1 pinch sugar; 1/2 tsp ajwain/carom seeds; 1/4 tsp Kalonji(nigella seeds); 2 tsp ghee; 1/4 tsp baking powder

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Nimki is a crispy and flaky dry Indian snack which is made with plain flour and few flavourful ingredients.These are deep fried snack but can also be baked and stored in airtight container and enjoyed as a snack with evening tea.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

45 minutes

3 servings

1 cupall-purpose flour/maida
2 tbspoil for binding
As neededoil for frying
To tastesalt
1 pinchsugar
1/2 tspajwain/carom seeds
1/4 tspKalonji(nigella seeds)
2 tspghee
1/4 tspbaking powder

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Mix 2 tbsp oil in flour.Sprinkle baking powder,salt,pinch of sugar,ajwain,kalonji and mix all.Add water to knead it and make a tight dough.Cover and set aside for 10 minutes.
2

Divide dough into lemon sized balls.Roll into thin round discs.Make a paste of ghee and little flour.Smear little paste in the disc and fold into half.Smear ghee paste again and fold into triangle.Press lightly.Prick the surface with a knife so that folds don't open.
3

Heat oil and fry nimkis in low flame till crispy and brown in colour.Cool and store in airtight container.Serve as a snack with evening tea.