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January 18, 2014 Uncategorized

Spicy Cookies / Kara Biscuits

       


                     Cookies are always makes a perfect gift for any occasion and this spicy cookie will steal the crowd if they are spicy lovers. When I surfed for some unique cookie recipe, I came across this and tried immediately  This recipe call for simple ingredients which are easily available in every household and don't take much of time and makes wonderful combo with cup of tea. Sharing this for Blogging Marathon group under the theme " 3 different cookies ".

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Baking time: 20 minutes per batch
Yield: 5 dozen
Adapted from : Chitvish recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups of all purpose flour / maida
½ tsp Baking soda
3 tbsp powdered sugar
3 tbsp yogurt / curd
½ cup butter / ghee
Salt to tatse
For Masala:
4 ~ 5 green chilies ( I used 4 chili and can be adjust to taste)
1/ 4 inch ginger
One handful of coriander leaves
1 ~ 2 string curry leaves
½ tsp cumin seeds
Spicy  cookies /  Kara biscuits
Method:
1. Grind the masala  in to coarse paste by adding tsp of water, if needed.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix all the listed ingredients and prepared masala paste and knead it in to stiff  dough. Stiff dough ensure to get crispy cookies.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F, meantime line the cookie sheet with parchment paper or slipat mat and keep it ready.
4  Divide the dough in to small balls, roll each portions in to desired thickness chapathi and cut it in to cute shapes using cookie cutter and place it directly on the prepared baking tray.

5. Arrange the cookies, closely on the cookie sheet and bake it for 20 ~ 25 minutes.
6. Once baked, remove and cool. Store it in a air tight container.
spicy cookies / kara Biscuits
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Spicy  cookies /  Kara biscuits        
                
Preparation time: 10 minutes  

Baking time: 20 minutes per batch
Yield: 5 dozen
Adapted from : Chitvish 


Ingredients:

2 cups of all purpose flour / maida
½ tsp Baking soda
3 tbsp powdered sugar
3 tbsp yogurt / curd
½ cup butter / ghee
Salt to tatse
For Masala:
4 ~ 5 green chilies ( I used 4 chili and can be adjust to taste)
1/ 4 inch ginger
One handful of coriander leaves
1 ~ 2 string curry leaves
½ tsp cumin seeds
Method:
1. Grind the masala  in to coarse paste by adding tsp of water, if needed.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix all the listed ingredients and prepared masala paste and knead it in to stiff  dough. Stiff dough ensure a crispy cookies.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F, meantime line the cookie sheet with parchment paper or slipat mat and keep it ready.
4  Divide the dough in to small balls, roll each portions in to desired thickness chapathi and cut it in to cute shapes using cookie cutter or fill the dough in the cookie press and press directly on the prepared baking tray.
5. Arrange the cookies, closely on the cookie sheet and bake it for 20 ~ 25 minutes.
6. Once baked, remove and cool. Store it in a air tight container.
  
Spicy  cookies /  Kara biscuits

Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 36

« Jiraka Kuzhambu / Spicy cumin gravy
Banana Oatmeal Cookies »

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Comments

  1. Unknown says

    January 18, 2014 at 1:22 am

    Good one with fresh ingredients . Must be delicious .

    Reply
  2. Hamaree Rasoi says

    January 18, 2014 at 7:22 am

    Awesome looking spicy cookies. Excellent preparation.
    Deepa

    Reply
  3. Unknown says

    January 18, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    Wow sooper spicy biscuits love them

    Reply
  4. Padmajha says

    January 18, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    Kara biscuits look perfect! I too have this in my drafts. Will be posting it shortly...

    Reply
  5. Jayashree says

    January 18, 2014 at 3:59 pm

    This is so like the cookies that are sold in Bangalore Iyengar bakeries. Looks good.

    Reply
  6. Mythreyi says

    January 18, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    Looks Nice, Baking is a healthy Idea!

    Reply
  7. Happy’s Cook says

    January 19, 2014 at 3:39 am

    wow looks awesome.... yummy and inviting clicks...

    Reply
  8. Rafeeda AR says

    January 19, 2014 at 7:21 am

    oh! this would taste yum with a cup of hot chai...

    Reply
  9. Srivalli says

    January 19, 2014 at 1:07 pm

    Very nice cookies...and lovely shapes..

    Reply
  10. Chef Mireille says

    January 20, 2014 at 2:56 am

    I love the color

    Reply
  11. Unknown says

    January 20, 2014 at 11:02 am

    delicious biscuits,sure will try...

    Reply
  12. Vimitha Durai says

    January 20, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    Those look so cute. Spicy biscuits

    Reply
  13. Harini R says

    January 20, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    They look irressitible!!

    Reply
  14. Unknown says

    January 21, 2014 at 9:34 am

    Wonderful savoury biscuits. I have a very similar recipe too on my blog. Love your pictures with cookies/biscuits tumbling out of baskets, popping out of boxes.. very pretty. Great effort

    Reply
  15. Pavani says

    January 22, 2014 at 3:57 am

    Those spicy cookies look perfect.

    Reply
  16. LaavysKitchen says

    January 23, 2014 at 10:26 pm

    Yummy cookies 🙂 They are so cute 🙂

    Reply
  17. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

    January 26, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    Those cookies looks super cute and love the spiciness of it...Bookmarking this recipe!

    Reply
  18. Asiya Omar says

    February 20, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    Yummy cookies.Thanks for sharing.

    Reply

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