Khara Biscuit/Savoury Crackers

Khara biscuit/savoury crackers step-by-step recipe with photos.

My love for Iyengar bakery goodies is not new. I have shared my take on some of their baked goodness earlier too. To add to the list, yet another favourite – khara biscuit/savoury crackers. ‘Khara’ means spicy in Kannada and that’s exactly how these biscuits taste. These spicy, salty biscuits are a perfect snack when you don’t want to eat the regular sweet cookies. Curry leaves and coriander leaves make these biscuits very unique in taste and flavour. The aroma that fills your house while baking these biscuits is unlike what it is while you bake sweet cookies. You don’t need a beater to make these easy biscuits and are ready in a jiffy!

These popular, tempting biscuits tastes best with a cup of masala chai. Do try them and I am sure you won’t be able to stop at one…

Khara biscuit

Shilpa

‘Khara’ means spicy in kannada and that’s exactly how these biscuits taste. Curry leaves and coriander leaves makes these biscuits very unique in taste and flavour. 

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Course Snack

Cuisine Indian, Karnataka

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cups plain flour (maida)
• 75 grams butter softened
• 2 tbsp sugar powdered
• 2 tbsp yogurt
• Salt to taste
• 8-10 curry leaves finely chopped
• 3-4 green chilli finely chopped or as per taste
• A few coriander leaves finely chopped

Instructions

 

• Take sugar and butter in a large bowl and whisk them together until it becomes light and fluffy
• Add yogurt and mix well until it is fully incorporated
• Add the rest of the ingredients. Knead gently together to form a dough
• Let the dough rest for 20-30 minutes
• Preheat oven to 180℃. Line baking tray with baking paper
• Once the dough is rested, take a large ball and roll it into a disc, approximately 1 cm thickness
• Cut out small biscuits using a cookie cutter or a sharp lid
• Place them on the prepared trays
• Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Reduce temperature to 160 degrees and bake for another 5-6 minutes (take care not to burn the cookies)
• Cool completely on a wire rack
• Serve immediately or store in an airtight container

Nutrition Facts

Khara biscuit

Amount Per Serving

Calories 55 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Cholesterol 1mg0%

Sodium 27mg1%

Potassium 18mg1%

Carbohydrates 11g4%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 21IU0%

Vitamin C 9mg11%

Calcium 8mg1%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Khara biscuit/savoury crackers step-by-step recipe with photos

1. Chop curry leaves, coriander leaves and green chilli

2. Cream together butter and sugar. Add yogurt once the butter-sugar mixture is light and fluffy

3. Mix well until the yogurt is fully incorporated

4. Add rest of the ingredients

5. Knead together and rest the dough

6. Roll the dough and cut it into discs using a cookie cutter

7. Place on a lined baking tray

8. Bake in preheated oven until done

9. Let them cool completely on a wire rack

Khara biscuit served with masala chai