Diamond cuts (using Wheat flour) | Sweet Biscuits (2 Versions) | Christmas Recipes

Diamond cuts as the name suggests is the diamond shape of this crispy snack.This is a common flavour from the state of Kerala, God's Own country in India. This is much relished during Christmastime at our place.Grown-ups and kids all love to munch this snack any time.It's deep-fried in oil and can be preserved for days together in airtight containers.This is a simple, easy snack and can be prepared even by beginners.


(Wheat flour version)

The traditional recipe uses maida (all-purpose flour)as the base, but here I used wheat flour as a part of being healthy.If you are using maida, then you needn't add baking powder.The dough can be left for 3 hours before rolling.Also, in the traditional recipe, the diamond cuts are coated with sugar syrup at the end.I have made the previous pic with wheat flour and adding sugar to the dough.But the last pics below, is made with all-purpose flour and wheat flour, coated with sugar syrup. You can try both ways !!
  

(Wheat flour Version)

Ingredients
VERSION 1
wheat flour 1 cup

maida 1 cup 
egg 1  
sugar  3/4 cup powdered
sesame seeds (black) 1.5tsp
baking powder  3/4 tsp
cardamom powder 1 tsp (from 5-6 small cardamom pods)
salt to taste
oil for frying

VERSION 2
all-purpose flour 1.5 cups
wheat flour 1 cup
egg 1
salt to taste
cardamom powder 1 tsp
black sesame seeds 1.5 tsp
oil for frying

for sugar syrup
sugar 3/4 cup
water 1/4 cup
cardamom powder 1/2 tsp



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Method

VERSION 1

• Sieve the flour and mix the dough  with salt and baking powder if using.
• Beat the egg, mix the powdered sugar and cardamom powder, sesame seeds.
• Mix this into the dough and knead the dough like as for chapathi.
• Keep it for 4 hours covered with a plastic wrap or muslin cloth.

VERSION 2 

• Sift flours and add salt to taste.Add the cardamom powder and sesame seeds.Add in the egg and add water as required to knead the dough like for chapathi. Keep covered for 3 hours.

FOR BOTH VERSIONS, BELOW STEPS ARE SAME

• Pinch out large balls and using a rolling pin make a very thin chapati .
• Using a knife/pizza cutter, cut diagonally on the rolled dough to make small diamond shaped pieces.
• Heat oil in a wok/ kadai upto 3" deep and wait till it's hot.
• Slide the diamond pieces into oil carefully so that no spillage occurs.
• Flip all sides to get uniform heat and browning, keep on medium flame (else they become spongy and not crisp).
  
• When the diamond cuts start ringing, drain using a slotted spoon when it turns slightly brown on a paper towel.
• Repeat the same procedure of rolling till the dough ball finishes.
• If the dough is mixed with sugar, then can be stored once cooled in containers.If it needs to be coated with sugar syrup, then proceed further.

FOR MAKING SUGAR SYRUP

• Heat sugar and water listed in a pan until it reaches one string consistency.Add cardamom powder and then slide the fried diamond cuts, mix well.Switch off flame.Wait to cool down before storing or serving.

NOTES
*If the dough is mixed with sugar, then keep the flame low, as it turns brown very fast while frying.



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Also sending this to The Kerala Kitchen hosted by Divya of Easy cooking for this month