Namak Paare with Dips

Namak Paare with Dips

From   Hi Tea

Prep: 30 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Snack

Type: Indian

Tri-coloured namak pare – serve them with mint mayo or sweet red chilli sauce and enhance their taste

Serving Suggestion : Bake them.

Ingredients

  • Refined flour (maida) 250 gms
  • Salt to taste
  • Carom seeds (ajwain) ½ tsp
  • Ghee 4 tbsps
  • Beetroot puree 3 tbsps
  • Spinach puree 3 tbsps
  • Black peppercorns, crushed 1 tsp
  • Oil to deep fry
  • Mint mayo as required
  • Sweet red chilli sauce as required

Methods

  • Take flour in a bowl, add salt and carom seeds and mix well. Add ghee and rub in till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  • Divide this mixture into 3 equal parts and keep them in 3 different bowls. Add beetroot puree to one part, add sufficient water and knead into a dough.
  • Add spinach puree to another part, add sufficient water and knead into a dough.
  • Add crushed black peppercorns to the remaining flour mixture and mix. Add sufficient water and knead into a dough.
  • Roll out each dough into thin sheets and cut into thin diamond shaped pieces and keep them separately.
  • Heat sufficient oil in a kadai, slide in one type pieces at a time and deep fry till crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
  • Once all the three types of pieces are done arrange them on a serving platter. Serve with mint mayo and sweet chilli dip.