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Besan Paare (Spicy Crackers)
December 26th, 2009 filed under Appetizers, Snacks, Vegan
These besan paares are crunchy and spicy. Paares makes a great snack. Serve anytime.
Recipe will serve 4 to 6.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all purpose flour (plain flour, maida)
- 1 cup gram flour (basen)
- 2 tablespoons fine semolina flour (fine sooji)
- 4 tablespoons oil
- 1 1/4 spoon salt, adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain)
- Pinch of asafetida (hing)
- 1/2 cup water or add as needed
- Oil to fry
Method:
- Mix flour, semolina (sooji), gram flour (basen), salt, carom seeds, asafetida, chili flakes, and oil, together.
- Add water as needed to make firm but smooth dough. Cover with damp cloth and set aside at least for ten minutes.
- Knead the dough for another minute and divide into four equal parts.
- Take each part of the dough and make a flat ball shape.
- Roll them thin into about 9-inch circles. Prick them with a fork all over the rolled dough, so the paares do not puff when frying.
- Cut each of the rolled dough into about half inch wide and 3 inch long pieces. Note: you can cut them in your desire shape.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
- The frying pan should have at least 1inch of oil. To check if the oil is ready, just put a small piece of dough in the oil. The dough should make the oil sizzle and come up slowly.
- Make sure to place just enough paares so you can turn them over easily when frying. Fry the paares until both sides are light golden-brown.
- After basen paares come to room temperature they should become crisp.
Tips:
- Basen paares can be stored for one month in airtight containers.
- If the Basen paares are cooked on high heat, they will be soft.
Suggestions:
- Try replacing carom (ajwain) seed with dry fenugreek leaves.
Hi Aunty
Today i made besanparas it comes out very delicious.I like your website.I tried peda ,kalakand,rasagullas they came out very delicious.Thanks for posting all receipes.Aunty if you have a chance can you post cookie receipes aunty.Once again thank you so much .
I’ve really enjoyed reading your articles. You obviously know what you are talking about! Your site is so easy to navigate too, I’ve bookmarked it in my favourites
Dear Manjula didi,
I am not a new entry to kitchen room. But being a south Indian I am very much grateful to You for all your homely north recopies and the way You You prepare them.I have informed all my friends to visit this wonderful site.
Auntiji,
I found your website yesterday when I was searching for a recipe for Gulab Jamun. I browsed your other recipes and had all the ingredients to try the Besan Paare. They turned out exactly like you demonstrated. On a cold winter day, it is a delight to eat these with a hot cup of masala tea. Thank you for the simple and delicious recipe. I have bookmarked your website.
Thankyou Anties Manjula, looks yammmi I love your recipes.
Manjulaji, I just found your website and will love trying your recipes. I will make your Besan Paare first thing tomorrow. I wonder if I might share some of your recipes at bigoven.com. I would certainly give credit for the recipe to you and also post your website in the notes of the recipe. May I put it up to share with others and let others discover your website?
Nice recipe-is it ok if i do not include SUJI…is there any replacement ?
Hello Aunty,
.I fried it on medium flame.What could be the reason?I think my dough was not firm.it was easy to roll them.
I tried besan paares today but some of them are not crispy
I love all your recipes, Manjulaji. I have learnt a lot from you.Thank you so much!!!
Manjulaji,
What exactly is the problem with this particular video bite? Why is it stopping and then not playing at all? I would like to attempt to make the paare and I would like to see the demonstration by you. Enjoy all your recipes! Please post a bit sooner than you normally do!