Name: Kucho Nimki(Diamond shape fried salty snacks) recipe by usashi mandal at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cup maida/ all purpose flour; 1 tbsp kalonji/kalojeera; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; water as needed for making dough; Salt for seasoning; Vegetable oil for frying

ABOUT Kucho Nimki(Diamond shape fried salty snacks) RECIPE

Kucho Nimki is a diamond shape fried snacks which is obvious in time of Durga Puja. Kucho means small and nimki means salty snacks.It serves best with sweets in the time of Bijoya Dashami /dussera, after immersion of Goddess Durga in holy river. This nimkis are very easy to make but it is very tasty.

Ingredients Serving: 4

2 cup maida/ all purpose flour
1 tbsp kalonji/kalojeera
2 tbsp vegetable oil
water as needed for making dough
Salt for seasoning
Vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

For making kucho nimki first we start with making the dough.
In a big bowl add flour, salt, kalo jeera and oil. Now start mixing it, we called it mayan. This process make nimkis more crunchy and fluffy. After 5 minutes add water and make a medium dough not very soft or hard.
Cover it up and rest it for 20 minutes
Make 2 balls out of that dough, with the help of rolling pin flatten it in medium thickness not very thin. With a knife cut them in diamond shape.
Heat oil in a frying pan.Fry nimkis in low flame to make it crunchy.
Serve hot or store them in an airtight container after it gets cold.

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