Monday, June 13, 2011

Zeera biscuits

This cookie goes perfectly with Indian tea. And it is also not so high in calories as are some of the cookies we find in the grocery stores here in the US. I find these sometimes at the Indian grocery stores but they seem to be so very expensive. And ofcourse when you make it, these are so fresh and yummy...CAUSE YOU MADE IT
                     They have a very distinctive flavor because of the cumin. Slighly salty and very slightly sweet and ofcourse the unmistakeably cumin flavor.
                    If you don't like cumin, you should definetly try these cookies

Zeera Biscuit (Indian cookies with cumin)

Zeera biscuit
Ingredients:
  1. 2 cups all-purpose flour
  2. 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  3. 1 heaped teaspoon cumin
  4. 1 egg
  5. 1/2-3/4 teaspoon salt
  6. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  7. 1/3 cup brown sugar
Sift the flour along with salt and baking soda and set aside. Add cumin to it and stir well. Cream oil and sugar and add egg and beat well. Add the dry ingredients and mix well with hand. Roll with a rolling pin into 1/2 cm thick cut into your favourite cookie shapes or cut into 1 in by 3-4 inch rectangles (these will be easy to dunk in the tea)
           Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and enjoy with tea

Also try Eggless Shortbread Cookies

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