Crisp Wheat Flour Namak Pare

Healthy Wheat Flour Namak Pare

Let’s make two kinds of crisp wheat flour namak pare with one basic dough. One kind will be thin and crisp, the other thick and crunchy. But for both, the dough will be made with a mix of maida (all-purpose flour) and atta (whole wheat flour) instead of with only maida. So let’s see how to make healthy wheat flour namak pare. When you taste these, you’ll certainly not go back to making namak pare with maida alone.

As it happens each time Diwali comes around, once you’ve had your fill of sugary sweets, you’ll wish you had something tasty but savoury to munch on. Believe me, when that happens, these crisp namakpare with wheat flour and maida will satisfy that need perfectly.

And they’re so quick and easy to make as well.

Do try making these. They’re so crisp and crunchy, you’ll wonder why just maida is used in the traditional namak pare recipe and in the branded namak pare available in stores.

Want to check out two other popular Diwali recipes? Check out my recipes on how to make quick rava besan ladoos and quick, no fail crisp chaklis.

Ingredients

1 cup atta (whole wheat flour)

1 cup maida (all-purpose flour)

¼ cup rava (semolina)

¼ cup (4 tbsp) melted pure ghee

1 tsp salt

1 ½ tsp ajwain (carom seeds)

1 tsp pepper powder

Procedure

1. Mix the atta, maida, and rava. Rub the ghee into the flour mix.
2. Add the salt, ajwain, and pepper powder.
3. Next, knead a tight dough with room temperature water. Cover the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.
4. Divide the dough into 4 parts.
5. Roll out two of the parts into a thin disc. Cut this into diamond shapes. Cover the cut dough pieces with a napkin.
6. Then roll the remaining two parts into thick discs. Cut them into ½ ” x 2″ strips. Cover the cut dough pieces with a napkin.
7. Fry the diamond-shaped cuts in hot oil over medium heat for around 3 minutes. Remove to a bowl lined with a paper napkin.
8. Fry the strips of dough in hot oil over low heat for around 5 minutes. Remove to a bowl lined with a paper napkin.
9. After the crisp namak pare have cooled, store them in an airtight container.

Enjoy!