Preparation Time : 40 minutes
Cooking Time : 3-4 minutes for each batch deep fried
Serving : 4-5 members
Description
Every holiday of my daughter here at my place with out my son- in – law ( wait a sec people , Uff comedy nights with kapil’s repeat telecast on air , it’s just not letting me go ahead here with you all . Have changed the channel and now I can peacefully be with you all ) is a real hard task for me to keep her entertained here . And every now and then end up in the kitchen with some wired experiments together . This snack was also done on a similar day as such by both of us . My gal Anisha likes a local savoury snack called diamond cuts and was craving for it . So we wanted to make it at home . I took all the required ingredients out but my gal made a big fuss saying no way are you going to use flour ( maida ) substitute it with wheat flour . The health freak in her does bug me always and I was so sure this dish is going to be a flop show with soggy wheat diamond cuts . Told her and she was like no way mom . Fine request accepted , then she says why not make a twist of adding Italian flavours by adding cheese and dried herbs . I was like go ahead and do what you want to and silently helped her with her demands as I hate it when other people get bossy over me at my kitchen . She changed the diamond shape to strips and deep fried .drained and it was soggy . I was all giggles , teasing her . But once cool and at room temperature it was crisp . She just took over and knocked me out teasing me in return . We made a mayonnaise dip and devoured the entire lot watching the telly not knowing how much each one of us ate . In one hours time I could feel my chest burn with acidity and felt as if all the cheese just stuck to my heart . Started walking vigorously and my gal was like what’s wrong with you mom ? I told her what was going on with in me and she laughed her guts out saying you should always have portion control over what ever you eat . Nothing got into my head as all I wanted was the irritating sensation in me out of my soul . As I started feeling a bit better my gal is like ” mom , even I am feeling the same as what ever you mentioned ” I burst out laughing teasing her to the core and there she was walking vigorously just like me :-)) . All in all a day that we took turns to tease each other but later we did find out that the culprit that caused the acidity was the mayonnaise dip and the over eating as well . So happy portion eating peeps .
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Wheat flour | 1 cup |
| Cheddar cheese grated | 1/4 cup ( I used amul cheddar cheese ) |
| Milk | 1/2 cup |
| Black pepper powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Mustard powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Baking powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Oil | 1 teaspoon |
| Dried herds | 1 teaspoon ( oregano , thyme , rose Mary , basil ) |
| Salt | to taste ( be careful as we are adding cheese that is salty too ) |
| Oil | to deep fry |
Method
- Mix all the above ingredients together except for oil and milk . Add milk and knead to a smooth dough .
- Set aside for half an hour . Roll the dough out to a big , thin circle . Prick all around with a fork . Cut into long thin strips . Heat oil to deep fry to medium heat .
- Fry the thin strips in batches to a light golden brown . Drain and cool completely to get a crisp texture . Serve with any dip of your choice . Tastes good as is is as well .
- Can be stored in air right containers up to 4 /5 days at room temperature .
