Namak pare recipe baked and fried | Diwali 2016 snack recipes

Last updated on February 7th, 2018

Namak pare recipe with step by step photos. Quick, easy and crispy snack for Diwali 2016. Namak pare is a very tasty snack from Maharashtra, easiest one that you can make within 30 minutes for Diwali 2016. Last week I got few requests from my readers asking for low cal low oil Snacks for Diwali 2016. As I had namak pare in cards, I planned to try a baked version of namak pare too.

Namak pare is a snack made of maida and wheat with few spices. It is often served with tea. It is usally made in bulk as it stays good even for a month if stored airtight. I had very less hopes with baked namak para but to my surprise they turned out to be awesome. They were so crispy and delicious that I want to make a large batch. I also made some fried namak pare and they were obviously good.

To make namak pare recipe you can use maida or half n half of maida and wheat as I did. You can add nigella seeds or carom seeds or cumin seeds to flavor the namak para. I have added crushed black pepper as I  always do. This my no fail namak para recipe that I have made many times and we love this too.

Serve namak pare with coffee or tea.

Here is how to make namak pare recipe with step by step photos. Check out other diwali 2016 recipes too.

Step by step namak pare recipe

1.Take maida, wheat flour, salt, crushed cumin peppercorns, 1 teaspoon butter or oil or ghee in a mixing bowl.

2. Mix well, add water gradually and make a smooth dough. You can add 1/8 teaspoon baking powder to the dough.

3. Divide the dough into 2 equal parts. I deep fried one batch and baled the other one.

4. To bake the namak pare preheat oven at 180C. Take one dough ball and roll into circle of 1/4″ thickness. With a knife make small diamonds or squares. Arrange i a non greased baking tray in a single layer. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the color changes slightly. Cool thoroughly and store in airtight container.

5. To deep fry the namak pare, heeat oil in a kadai. Deep fry the prepared squares until golden brown in mediu flame.

6. Store namak pare in airtight container and serve with tea.

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Namak pare recipe baked and fried | Diwali 2016 snack recipes

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Namak pare recipe with step by step photos. Crispy, spicy addictive ta time snack made with flour and pepper cumin seeds. Recipes for both fried and baked version

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 40 -50

Calories: 358 kcal

Author: Harini

Ingredients (1 cup=250 ml)

• 1/2 cup wheat flour
• 1/2 cup maida
• 1 teaspoon oil OR butter OR ghee
• 2 teaspoons crushed cumin and peppercorns can reduce for mildly spiced namak para
• Salt
• Oil for deep fried version

Instructions

1. Take maida, wheat flour, salt, crushed cumin peppercorns, 1 teaspoon butter or oil or ghee in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix well, add water gradually and make a smooth dough. You can add 1/8 teaspoon baking powder to the dough.
3. Divide the dough into 2 equal parts. I deep fried one batch and baled the other one.
4. To bake the namak pare preheat oven at 180C. Take one dough ball and roll into circle of 1/4" thickness. With a knife make small diamonds or squares. Arrange i a non greased baking tray in a single layer. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the color changes slightly. Cool thoroughly and store in airtight container.
5. To deep fry the namak pare, heeat oil in a kadai. Deep fry the prepared squares until golden brown in mediu flame.
6. Store namak pare in airtight container and serve with tea.

Recipe Notes

1. Do not bake for more than 12 minutes. namak pare will crisp upon cooling.
2. While frying make sure to prick the squares with fork to avoid puffing.