Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, kaju namak para recipe | kaju namak paare | cashew namak pare recipe is a vegetarian north india snack made with maida, rava / suji, and ajwain / carom seeds in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 1 box
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: north india
Ingredients
- 2 cup maida
- 2 tbsp rava / suji (coarse)
- ½ tsp ajwain / carom seeds
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp oil (hot)
- water (for kneading)
- oil (for frying)
for spices:
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ¼ tsp pepper powder
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- ¼ tsp salt
- few curry leaves (fried)
Method
- firstly, in a large bowl take 2 cup maida and 2 tbsp rava.
- add ½ tsp ajwain, 1 tsp cumin and ½ tsp salt. mix well.
- now pour 2 tbsp hot oil and mix well.
- crumble and mix until the flour turns moist.
- further, add water and start to knead.
- knead to a smooth and soft dough adding water if required.
- now roll the dough by greasing oil to the rolling pin.
- roll to slightly thick thickness.
- using a bottle cap make a moon-like shape.
- now deep fry in hot oil, keeping the flame on low.
- stir occasionally, and fry until the namak pare turns golden and crunchy.
- drain off to remove excess oil.
- now add ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp pepper powder, ½ tsp chaat masala, ¼ tsp salt and few curry leaves.
- mix well making sure the spices are well coated.
- finally, enjoy kaju namak para with a cup of chai.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
