Chickpea Crackers

       Crackers are my all time favourite and I was very much excited when Priya challenged us with crackers  for this month Home Bakers Challenge event..Yeah she challenged us with 4 lovely recipes and I have bookmarked all and tried one for today.. All the crackers she blocked is very easy to make and bake with in 1 hours time..        I have doubled the recipe and increased the spicy level and I felt adding extra salt would have made it more tastier..  Apart you can experiment with variuos spices of your choice with this recipe where you wont  go wrong.. Try this when you feel to munch on some thing crispy and healthy with cup of tea...

1. Preheat the oven to 325 F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Mix all the ingredients except water. Add water 1 tbsp water to grinding ingredients and grind it into coarse paste.

3. Add the ground paste to the flour mixture and knead it to a dough, by adding tbsp. of water as needed. It is OK, If kneaded dough is little bit crumbly and not very smooth.

4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough very thin (⅛") or make 12 X 12" square.

5. Cut into 1 - 1 ½" squares using a pizza cutter or a very sharp knife. Transfer on to the prepared baking sheet. These don't need too much space between them. As long as they are not touching each other, it should be fine.

6. Bake for 10 minutes and then rotate the pan and continue to bake for 5 - 10 more minutes till lightly golden. They will get crisper after they cool down. Cool completely and store in an air tight container for several days.

Chickpea Crackers

Preparation time: 15 ~ 20 minutes
Baking time: 20 ~ 25 minutes
Yield: 1 ~ 1 ¼ cups of crackers depends on size and shapeIngredients:
¾ cup all purpose flour
¼ cup chickpea flour / besan
1 tsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp red chilli powder or to taste
3 tbsp. olive oil or any cooking oil
2 ~ 3 tbsp. water or as needed

For grinding:
1 garlic pod or garlic powder as needed (optional)
1 pearl onion or onion powder as needed (optional)
½ tsp cumin (optional)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

2.  Mix all the ingredients except water. Add water 1 tbsp water to grinding ingredients and grind it into coarse paste.

3. Add the ground paste to the flour mixture and  knead it to a dough, by adding tbsp. of water as needed. It is OK, If kneaded dough is little bit crumbly and notvery smooth.

4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough very thin (⅛") or make 12 X 12" square.

5. Cut into 1 - 1 ½" squares using a pizza cutter or a very sharp knife. Transfer on to the prepared baking sheet. These don't need too much space between them. As long as they are not touching each other, it should be fine.

6. Bake for 10 minutes and then rotate the pan and continue to bake for 5 - 10 more minutes till lightly golden. They will get crisper after they cool down. Cool completely and store in an air tight container for several days.

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Events: This goes to Home bakers Challenge started by Priya and  to Anitha’s Bake Fest # 36, an event started by Vardhini