Priya Wickramasinghe, Carol Selva Rajah

Nimki

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    60

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Food of India: A Journey for Food Lovers
The Food of India

By Priya Wickramasinghe

Published 2005

  • About

These are small, deep-fried pieces of dough served as a snack. The kalonji give these tidbits a pungent, distinctive taste and aroma. In india, they are sold at sweet shops where they also sell nuts and other savouries such as Singharas.

Ingredients

  • 250 g (2 cups) maida or plain (all-purpose) flour
  • 1 teaspoon

Method

Sift the maida and salt into a bowl and add the kalonji. Rub in the ghee until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add about 125 ml (½ cup) water, a little at a time, to make a pliable dough. Turn the dough