Namak Pare Recipe with step by step photo - Namak Pare is a Indian snack. Namak Pare is a traditional Savory Treat for the Festivals.

Namak Pare Recipe with step by step photo - Namak Pare is a Indian snack. Namak Pare is a traditional Savory Treat for the Festivals. Namak Pare is usually made during occasions such as Diwali, Holi, Dushera in north India. I made the Namak Pare for Diwali. There are many snack recipes that are made for Diwali and this is one among them. They are tasty crunchy and flaky snack.

The ingredients that go into making Namak Pare are so common and are actually very few ingredients. Namak Pare are basically made using maida usually called as all purpose flour and into it is also added semolina(sooji) which would give the snack dish a slight crispy flavor. I have added whole wheat flour in it to make this healthy. Namak Pare are made with same kind of dough as Mathri, but much easier and quicker to make than Mathri. This recipe does not require a lot of time and can be made easily.

This crunchy snack is great for tea time snack and can be stored in airtight container for a week or longer.

Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 4
Author: Jyoti Singh

Ingredients:

• All purpose flour (Maida) - 1/2 cup
• Whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup
• Semolina (sooji) - 1/2 cup
• Oil - 3 tbsp + for deep fry
• Carom seeds (ajwaiin) - 1 tsp
• Kalonji seeds - 1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Water - as needed to make the dough

Method:

For making the dough:

1. In a bowl place all purpose flour, wheat flour and semolina (sooji), carom seeds, kalonji, salt, and oil, mix them together.

2. Once the flour and oil mix well, add a little water at a time and mix it with flour in a rotating motion from the center of the bowl to outward until it form a dough and it cleans the sides of the bowl, knead it for few minutes.

3. Once the dough become soft cover it with a damp towel and let it rest for 15 minutes.


For making the Namak Pare:

1. Once the dough is ready knead the dough for few minutes to make it smooth then divide it in to 3-4 equal parts.

2. Take one part of dough at a time and roll in between your palm and make a ball then press it with your palms and make it flat and place it on the rolling board.

3. With the rolling pin roll the ball of dough firmly into a circle and thickness of salted crackers.

4. Take a knife and make the cuts in rolled dough, either diamond shape or square shapes. You can cut the pares in your desire shape.

5. Heat oil in a frying pan or kadhai on medium heat until oil become hot.

6. To check if the oil is ready, drop a small ball of dough in the hot oil, if the dough starts sizzling and come up slowly it means it is the right heat but if it becomes too dark quickly it means oil is too hot, turn the heat down.

7. Take a knife and slide under the pares to loosen them, then pick some of the pare and very gently slip in into hot oil, with a fork separate them so that they do not stick together, then immediately with the help of pierced spatula start flickering hot oil over the top of the pare. After few minutes flip the pares to other side and fry. Keep the heat down and keep flipping the pares for 7 to 8 minutes or until pares become golden brown on both the sides.

8. Make sure to place just enough namak pare so you can turn them over easily when frying.

9. Once both side become golden brown lift the pares with the spatula and shake all the oil out, take them out from the hot oil and place them on a plate over paper towel so that all the extra oil absorbed by the towel.

10. Turn the heat down and drop another batch of pares. Repeat the process until all the pares are fried.



Namak Pare Recipe with step by step photo:

1. In a bowl place all purpose flour, wheat flour and semolina (sooji), carom seeds, kalonji, salt, and oil, mix them together.

2. Once the flour and oil mix well, add a little water at a time and mix it with flour in a rotating motion from the center of the bowl to outward until it form a dough and it cleans the sides of the bowl, knead it for few minutes.

3. Once the dough become soft cover it with a damp towel and let it rest for 15 minutes.

4. Once the dough is ready knead the dough for few minutes to make it smooth then divide it in to 3-4 equal parts. Take one part of dough at a time and roll in between your palm and make a ball then press it with your palms and make it flat and place it on the rolling board.

 

5. With the rolling pin roll the ball of dough firmly into a circle and thickness of salted crackers.

6. Take a knife and make the cuts in rolled dough, either diamond shape or square shapes. You can cut the pares in your desire shape.

7. Take a knife and make the cuts in rolled dough, either diamond shape or square shapes. You can cut the pares in your desire shape.

8. To check if the oil is ready, drop a small ball of dough in the hot oil, if the dough starts sizzling and come up slowly it means it is the right heat.

9. Take a knife and slide under the pares to loosen them, then pick some of the pare and very gently slip in into hot oil, with a fork separate them so that they do not stick together, then immediately with the help of pierced spatula start flickering hot oil over the top of the pare. After few minutes flip the pares to other side and fry. Keep the heat down and keep flipping the pares for 7 to 8 minutes or until pares become golden brown on both the sides.

10. Once both side become golden brown lift the pares with the spatula and shake all the oil out, take them out from the hot oil and place them  on a plate over paper towel so that all the extra oil absorbed by the towel.

11. Namak pare is ready. Serve it with tea or store in airtight container for a week or longer.