Diamond cuts (Crispy evening snack) / Sweet Biscuits (Wheat flour)

Diamond cuts as the name suggests is the diamond shape of this crispy snack.This is a common flavour from the state of Kerala,God's Own country in India. This is much relished during christmas time at our place.
Grown ups and kids all love to munch this snack any time.Its deep fried in oil and can be preserved for days together in air tight containers.This is a simple ,easy snack and can be prepared even by beginners.


The traditional recipe uses maida (all purpose flour)as the base but here I used wheat flour as a part of being healthy :-).If you are using maida,then you need not add baking powder.The dough can be left for 3 hours before rolling.Also,the actual part of recipe dusts the diamond cuts with confectioners sugar at the end.But I usually prepare it with powdered sugar kneaded into the dough to make it more simpler.

Ingredients
all purpose flour / wheat flour -  2 cups (I used wheat flour)
egg  - 1   (you can prepare eggless too,if using baking powder)
sugar  -3/4 cup powdered
sesame seeds (black)-  3tsp
baking powder   -3/4 tsp if using with wheat flour
cardamom powder   -1tsp (from 5-6 small cardamom pods)
salt
oil for frying
flour for dusting 1/2 cup




Method

• Sieve the flour and mix the dough  with salt and baking powder if using.
• Beat the egg, mix the powdered sugar and cardamom powder ,sesame seeds.
• Mix this into the dough and knead the dough like as for chapati.
• Keep it for 4 hours covered with a plastic wrap or muslin cloth.
• Make slightly bigger ball than chapati and using a rolling pin make a chapati .
• Using a knife cut diagonally the chapati to make small diamond shaped pieces.
• Heat oil in a wok/ kadai and wait till the bubbles appear.
• Place the diamond pieces into oil carefully so that no spillage occurs.
• Pour oil on all pieces so that they stay evenly .
• Then flip the other side and keep on medium flame.
• When the diamond cuts start ringing ,that is the time to take it out of oil or when it turns slightly brown.
• Place the prepared ones on a paper towel.
• Repeat the same procedure till the dough vanishes.
• Wait till its cooled down to store into containers.
• Enjoy with a hot cup of tea or munch it JLT !!

TIPS-
- If you are dusting sugar at the end then do it at the end once its fried.
-If the dough is mixed with sugar ,then keep the flame low as it turns brown very fast while frying.




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Also sending this to The Kerala Kitchen hosted by Divya of Easy cooking for this month