INDIA-STYLE CRACKERS

India-Style Crackers image

Provided by RotiJala

Time 50m

Yield 35-45 strips, 4-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup rice flour
1 cup all-purpose wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons anise seed
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon coriander powder or 1/2 teaspoon fennel
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
1/2 teaspoon chili powder (more if you like 'spicy'!)
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (optional)
4 teaspoons dried coriander, leaf or 4 teaspoons dried parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons himalaya salt or 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons butter, gently melted or 2 tablespoons olive oil
120 ml half-fat cream (more might be necessary depending on absorbency of flour) or 100 ml milk (more might be necessary depending on absorbency of flour)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
In a medium bowl, mix rice and wheat flours, baking powder, spices, chopped curry leaf, sugar and salt.
Drizzle melted butter over the flour mixture. Slowly add (coconut) milk/cream and stir with a fork. Add a bit more if necessary to achieve a consistency that enables you to bind the flours without getting too moist.
Line an oven tray with a baking sheet. Take a quarter of the dough and press flat between two sheets of baking parchment. Use rolling pin to flatten to 1mm thin.
Peel off top sheet and place bottom sheet containing rolled dough in a baking tray. Use a pizza cutter or wavy roller to cut dough into strips (they'll come apart after baking).
Bake in the middle of oven for 25-35 minutes until the crackers are lightly browned and crispy when cooled on a wire rack.
Store in an air-tight container if the air around you is humid.