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Maida Biscuits-Salt Biscuit Recipe-How to make Maida Biscuit

September 12, 2012 by PadhuSankar 31 Comments

Maida biscuit is a very popular snack in India. It is one of the most easiest snack or biscuit recipe which can be prepared at home with very few ingredients and does not require an oven or a cookie cutter. It is a perfect tea time snack.We prepare both sweet and salted version of this biscuit. Today we are going to learn how to make salted maida biscuit following our easy recipe.

Maida Biscuits

How to prepare Maida Biscuit (khara biscuit)

How to prepare Maida Biscuit (khara biscuit)


Maida Biscuits

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins
 Yields:3 cups
 Recipe Category: Snacks
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   All purpose flour/Maida – 1 1/4 cup
   Ghee or butter -2 tbsp
   Cooking soda/baking soda – 1/3 tsp
   Chilli powder – 1 tsp
   Hing/Asafoetida -1/4 tsp
   Salt as needed
   Oil for frying

Preparation

Sieve the flour and keep it aside.

Method

First mix (cream together vigorously) butter (or ghee) and cooking soda well with your hands as we do for badusha.

Then add maida, chilli powder, hing and salt.

Maida biscuit recipe

Add water and knead into a stiff but smooth dough.(to make it easier, you can grease your hands with ghee)

Roll it out just as you do for chapati (neither too thin nor too thick)

Using a biscuit cutter/roller, cut the dough into diamond shapes or squares.(if you do not have a biscuit or pizza cutter, you can use a sharp knife).

Heat oil and deep fry it in batches until golden brown.

How to prepare Maida biscuit

Allow it to cool. Then store it in an airtight container. It has a self life of a week.

Note – Instead of chilli powder, you can pepper powder + jeera for a different flavour.

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Comments

  1. Dobby

    September 12, 2012 at 5:08 am

    hmmm!!!!!! looks really good..

    Reply
  2. Rani Acharyulu

    September 12, 2012 at 5:40 am

    Delicious and crisp traditional biscuits.Your biscuit cutter looks too cute.

    Reply
  3. Biny Anoop

    September 12, 2012 at 7:55 am

    wow gr8 one to snack on

    Reply
  4. tamilsasikitchen

    September 12, 2012 at 9:07 am

    Love this biscuits…Yummy snacks…

    Reply
  5. jeyashrisuresh

    September 12, 2012 at 11:39 am

    wow this is my all time fav

    Reply
  6. Raksha

    September 12, 2012 at 11:49 am

    this looks delicious. We call these Shankarpale…

    Reply
  7. Ambreen (Simply Sweet 'n Savory)

    September 12, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    Really tempting & yummy cookies, looks great!

    Reply
  8. Priya

    September 12, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    Wish to munch some these crispy beauties;

    Reply
  9. divya

    September 12, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    tht's looks so tempting …yum

    Reply
  10. ramya anand

    September 12, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    All time fave snack!looks mouthwatering

    Reply
  11. Prathima Rao

    September 13, 2012 at 11:17 am

    Super tempting..Has perfect thickness..good one Padhu..
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

    Reply
  12. சாருஸ்ரீராஜ்

    September 13, 2012 at 11:36 am

    all time fav

    Reply
  13. Authentic Vegetarian Recipes

    September 13, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    These look delicious. We make something similar too but call them something else.

    Reply
  14. kala

    September 13, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    This is always my simple n fav snack

    Reply
  15. Janani

    January 24, 2013 at 3:15 pm

    Lovely dear I am going it make this and link it back to ur site.Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  16. Gats

    April 10, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    Hi Padhu, I dont want o deep fry these lovely biscuits. any tips on making them oven-baked?

    Reply
  17. PadhuSankar

    April 11, 2013 at 10:05 am

    Gats – You can bake these biscuits. Pre-heat the oven at 180 degree centigrade for 15 minutes.Then bake until they are lightly browned or until done.

    Reply
  18. Shanthi

    July 20, 2013 at 12:01 pm

    Thanks for ur recipe…Its really helpful..Inspired from your blog..

    Reply
  19. Lalitha Punith

    October 9, 2013 at 10:03 am

    hi padhu, can tell me how to make sweet gala gala

    Reply
  20. Vanitha K

    February 19, 2014 at 11:43 am

    hi padhu,
    It's great.. I also make this biscuit in home but i add egg also.

    Reply
  21. fufan

    April 18, 2014 at 6:54 am

    Hi padhu
    Nice recipe thanks!!!
    This can be made with sugar also.. I have had it sweet in my friend's home but I don't know the recipe.
    Can you plz tell me how to add sugar and do these biscuits

    Reply
  22. Hema

    October 22, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    Can you tell me how to avoid bubbles and crispiness of the top layer alone? Some batches came out well, but some became similar to a small poori with a bubble. Is it due to cooking flame settings? Please advise.

    Reply
  23. Dr Aks

    October 19, 2015 at 2:10 pm

    Hello Padhu,
    I am a big fan of your blog. You have an awesome recipe collection. I have tried a few of your recipes & they have turned out very well. All of us love shankarpali but, every time we try making them at home, they turn out like masala puris,lacking crunchiness. Please suggest how to make them crispy.
    Thanks in advance.

    Reply
  24. Shobana Bala

    November 6, 2015 at 6:18 pm

    Padhu
    You are my solid guru 🙂 Thanks for your awesome site and recipes.
    Can I avoid baking soda? We dont prefer to add it..
    Pls let me know
    Thanks
    Shobana

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 7, 2015 at 9:29 am

      Baking soda gives softness to the biscuit.

      Reply
  25. Saumya Manian

    October 25, 2016 at 4:20 pm

    I made 2 batches with and without soda. You could skip the soda part and it still turns out well, infact tastes better.

    Reply
  26. Ria

    October 30, 2016 at 6:53 pm

    I tried this yesterday but they turned out soft and not crunchy. Also I had trouble trying to figure out the thickness of the flattened dough? I have a doubt that I might have made it too thin..

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 1, 2016 at 7:05 am

      The thickness should be medium -neither too thick nor too thin. I feel you should have fried for a little more time on medium heat.

      Reply
  27. Unknown

    October 17, 2017 at 2:44 pm

    First time ever, I am posting a comment.. But have been trying ur dishes for several years. Without u my cooking is incomplete. Thx padhu. TX a lot.

    Reply
  28. sin

    December 22, 2017 at 10:37 am

    How to make it crispy

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 23, 2017 at 8:59 am

      The dough has to be stiff and the oil has to be hot enough.

      Reply

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