Bengali Style Kucho Nimki Recipe (Diamond Shaped Salty Snacks)
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with all purpose flour (maida), kala jeera - or kalonji, tablespoons sunflower oil. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
15 steps- 1
To begin making Bengali Style Kucho Nimki Recipe (Diamond Shaped Salty Snacks), first we start with making the dough
salt - to taste - 2
In a big bowl, add flour, salt, kalo jeera and oil
all purpose flour (maida)(2 cup)kala jeera - or kalonji(1 tablespoon)salt - to taste - 3
Now start mixing it, we called it ' mayan'
- 4
This process make nimkis more crunchy and fluffy
- 5
After 5 minutes add water and make a medium dough not very soft or hard
water - as needed - 6
Cover it up and rest it for 20 minutes
- 7
Make 2 balls out of that dough, and with the help of rolling pin, flatten it in medium thickness
- 8
Make sure that they are not too thin
- 9
Thick like a tawa paratha would do
- 10
With a knife, cut the flattened dough in diamond shape
- 11
Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan and then simmer the heat once oil is hot
- 12
Fry nimkis on low heat to make it crunchy
- 13
Drain each batch on a paper towel before cooling them fully
- 14
Serves hot or store them in an airtight container after it is cooled to room temperature
- 15
Serve Bengali Style Kucho Nimki Recipe (Diamond Shaped Salty Snacks) along with Ginger Cardamom Chai (Spice Infused Indian Style Milk Tea)
salt - to taste
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Bengali Style Kucho Nimki Recipe (Diamond Shaped Salty Snacks)
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with all purpose flour (maida), kala jeera - or kalonji, tablespoons sunflower oil. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
15 steps- 1
To begin making Bengali Style Kucho Nimki Recipe (Diamond Shaped Salty Snacks), first we start with making the dough
salt - to taste - 2
In a big bowl, add flour, salt, kalo jeera and oil
all purpose flour (maida)(2 cup)kala jeera - or kalonji(1 tablespoon)salt - to taste - 3
Now start mixing it, we called it ' mayan'
- 4
This process make nimkis more crunchy and fluffy
- 5
After 5 minutes add water and make a medium dough not very soft or hard
water - as needed - 6
Cover it up and rest it for 20 minutes
- 7
Make 2 balls out of that dough, and with the help of rolling pin, flatten it in medium thickness
- 8
Make sure that they are not too thin
- 9
Thick like a tawa paratha would do
- 10
With a knife, cut the flattened dough in diamond shape
- 11
Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan and then simmer the heat once oil is hot
- 12
Fry nimkis on low heat to make it crunchy
- 13
Drain each batch on a paper towel before cooling them fully
- 14
Serves hot or store them in an airtight container after it is cooled to room temperature
- 15
Serve Bengali Style Kucho Nimki Recipe (Diamond Shaped Salty Snacks) along with Ginger Cardamom Chai (Spice Infused Indian Style Milk Tea)
salt - to taste
Rate this recipe
