Kucho Nimki
Deep fried savoury snack
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil odorless
- 1/2 tsp nigella seeds
- 1 pinch baking soda
- salt to taste
- oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Take the flour in a mixing bowl. Make a well and add the oil.
- Mix the flour with the oil , like a crumb. Add salt, nigella seeds and baking soda.
- Add water little by little to make a tight dough. Knead for at least 8 to 10 minutes to get a smooth dough. It shoud not spring back immeditely, if a hole is poked with a finger.
- Divide the dough into three parts. Take one part and roll it out in a disc shape and as thin as possible, about 1 mm in thickness.
- With a knife, cut long strips and then cut diagonally to make diamond shaped nimkis.
- Heat oil in a deep vessel and then add the nimkis into the oil when it is hot.
- As soon as it touches the oil, it starts to puff up. reduce the temperture immedietaly and slowly flip the nimkis around to evenly cook all of them.
- When they are beautifully golden, then them out of the oil and place on a paper towel.
- Repeat the process with the entire dough.
- Serve nimki hot and the balance, you can store in a air tight container, once it has cooled down.
- It will stay well for a week, in case you don't finish before that.