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,
Can I use fennel seeds ( saunf) instead of caram seeds ( ajwain) ? in tht case, shud i grind it a bit first?
HI…i like your guide in receipes…thanks , helped me a lot,because i like to see how to do it.
This remember me the one of my mom’s ,but, wt cheese inside the maida.
This recepie is very good. Paare is good for daily meal and specially on festivals.
If i want to substitute the ajwain with dry fenugreek leaves, what should be the proportion???
Shilpa,
About one tablespoon.
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Thank you auntie.you are really a fantastic coook with such gr8 recipes!!! i tried it and turned out really yummy.
leena
Dear Manjula Aunty,
So far i’ve tried two of ur recipes (badam barfi , Besan paare) and they are both hit in my family.I’m going to try more of ur recipes.Must say u are too good.God bless u!
Dear Manjula, the besan paras turned out very well indeed. But if I wish to reduce the proportion of besan, which flour should I increase?
Priya,
All purpose flour (maida)
Thank you
Hi auntie…
I am a very big fan of ur recipes…they are really nice and most importantly easy to make.
I am married to a Jain…so it really works for me as ur recipes are usually without onion. I cook everyday looking at your videos on your website.
Thanks and fantastic work auntie
Hi aunty,
besan paares were very tasty. Every one liked it very much.
Thanks for such a good recipe.