Tuesday, March 1, 2011

SWEET ‘N’ SALTY AJWAIN /OMA BISCUIT | HOMEMADE BISCUITS

  I love the salty,crispy biscuits flavoured with omam(carom seeds in English) those we get in bakeries … I love that smell a lot,smells divinely! I wanted to try my hands baking them too..so I was searching for the recipe.I bookmarked one which sounded easy to try, also it was with ajwain.
Oma biscuits / Ajwain biscuits   
    So I tried that one,though its not salty(its sweet and salty) the biscuits turned out very tasty and flavourful! I could smell my childhood memories …Hee hee.I made few changes to the recipes..

Ingredients:

All purpose flour/Maida 1 & 1/2 cup
Oil (I used sunflower oil) 1/4 cup
Ghee or butter 1 tsp
Ajwain/Omam/Carom seeds 1 tsp heaped
Salt 3/4 tsp
Sugar 1 & 1/2 tblsp
Milk 6 tblsp
Curd 1 tblsp
Oma bisuits

Method:

  1. In a bowl,mix well flour,oil,ghee,ajwain,salt,sugar and curd until the mixture is crumbly in look.(I forgot and added milk,hehe)
    Ingredients
  2. Then add the milk and knead it to a smooth dough.
    add milk
  3. It should not have cracks. If you think you need more milk(add 1 or 2 tsp to make it smooth).
    Dough
  4. Roll into a thin layer,in well dusted platform/counter top. Then use a cookie cutter of your desired shape and cut it out to biscuits. Prick with fork to prevent puffing up.
    DSC_2365
  5. Preheat oven to 1800C and bake these biscuits in a greased baking tray for 13-15 minutes or until the edges of the biscuit starts to turn golden brown in colour.
    Bake
  6. I divided the dough to two and baked in two batches. My cookie cutter was a tiny one. So I had to cut it with ‘a bit extra’ effort.. You can use a big cookie cutter and finish the job with ease.
  7. Store in airtight container and enjoy these truly flavourful crispies…Tastes and smell more ‘bakery’ style from the next day of baking.
Sweet and salt biscuits flavoured with carom seeds

Also sending my post Baby corn manchurian which I tried from Nag’s Edible garden to Jayasri ravi’s Blogger marathon event..

Baby corn manchurian

75 Stars(comments):

Smitha said...

the biscuits look cute and pretty!...they have come out perfect and nice presentation!
Smitha
http://smithasspicyflavors.blogspot.com/

Prathibha said...

They came out perfect dear...looks yumm..loved ur jar in d 2nd foto..:)

Priya's Feast said...

Wow..biscuits luks perfect for munching...Luv the cute lil cookie cutter..

Kairali sisters said...

Cute biscuits :)

The Foodie said...

OMG! so cute biscuits...these are looking perfect... such a nice presentation with wonderful clicks and step wise directions..along with many of other recipes of your this one is also going to my bookmarked folder.

Priti said...

Very cute n looks so tempting ...shall try ..looks like u did quite a bit of Ikea shopping ;)

Divya Kudua said...

Omam is something I haven't much experimented,and you made biscuits with it..cool!!

Cilantro said...

Delicious Raks! I loved them as a kid too. I have make them some day.

Kurinji said...

Very cute biscuits and nice clicks...

kurinjikathambam

Shanthi said...

Cutie post and love the shape. Can you parcel me or send thro'somebody?

Nithya said...

I have fond memories of these biscuits too :) They used to come in half moon shapes or call it cashew shape too and I have had loads of them when I was a kid :)

Love this one and I am sure gonna try it out soon :) Damn tempting pics this time. :) I kind of love the cutters you have used :)

Swathi said...

delicious sweet and salt biscuits my mom love it.

Shanavi said...

U heard me talking to my mom about this biscuit Raks,..Am also searching for a good recipe.. Glad u shared it..Bookmarked Raks..Awesome job there..

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Biscuits look awesome. Great recipe.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

divya said...

Looks absolutely delicious and awesome biscuites...bookmarked...

SheenaBabu said...

i love this

Laavanya said...

They've come out really well. I love that these are baked - hope to try them very soon.

Vimitha Anand said...

Cute little diamonds...Would go pretty well with tea..

Pavithra said...

Lovely crispies.. cute clicks.. I too love this oma biscuits.. as u say sure these are childhood snacks which we love so much and Raji the pictures are damn tempting.

Suja Sugathan said...

Perfect and cute biscuits..wonderful recipe dear.

Ms.Chitchat said...

Lovley looking crunchies,easy to make too. I love them any time.

aipi said...

They came out really PERFECT. I am totally loving how neat n cute they look and are baked to crispy perfectness.. awesome presentation!!


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Sandhya Hariharan said...

Absolutely Divine .. Smells great :)

Kalyani said...

wow they look perfect and delicious ...... lovely clicks !!!!!!!!

Cham said...

They are so cute the cookie cutter, it looks awesome ur crackers!

Divya Vikram said...

I remember eating these at the bakeries. Love the shape of the cookies and your containers :)

Priya said...

Superaa irruku oma biscuits, feel like munching some..

swapna said...

Perfect and cute biscuits....love it!!

savitha ramesh said...

Thats a lovely biscuit and cool pictures..

LG said...

woow...this is what I call easy baking ..atleast for a baker like me :D .Biscuits look yumm and I will surely try my hand on this.

Jisha Dil said...

wow..that biscuits looks so cute and perfect....feel like grabbing it from the screen...:)

Gayu said...

The biscuits look so cute..I can literally smell the ajwain..So tempting and easy recipe..

Sush said...

will try them for sure, fabulous presentation.

Sharmilee! :) said...

These biscuits are too good and perfect too..Luved the first brownie click very much and the cute container. Its easy and quick too...perfect for the lazy me

jeyashrisuresh said...

fantastic presentation and biscuits are very cute and feel like grabing from the screen.Nice recipe

Jaishree said...

Biscuits looks absolutely delicious..Wonderful presentation! Love it!

Satya said...

those biscuits looks soooooo delicious ...yummy
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Seema Kamath alias Seema Abbas Ali said...

Wow, the biscuits look perfectly baked. Can imagine their crunch and crispiness looking at the beautiful pictures.

Regards,
Seema
amchi-bong-konnexion.blogspot.com
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Plateful said...

Perfect biscuits, I have to say! They look delicious, crunchy and munchy!

Jaleela Kamal said...

cute biscuits

Rekha shoban said...

wow!!cute and healthy biscuits!!nice click raks!

Kitchen Flavours said...

Carving for some right now....looks yummy, crunchy and delectable....

Aruna Manikandan said...

wow...
looks perfect and very tempting dear...
nice presentation with lovely clicks as usual:)

Kalpana Sareesh said...

cute chweet small biscuits ..love ajwain in biscuits..superb clicks!!

Premalatha Aravindhan said...

Wow!!! Biscuits luks fantastic...Will try it.Very cute presentation raji.

Happy Cook said...

They look so cute and yumm.

Rachu said...

Thanks for the comments on mine.. and god.. this place is beautiful.. amazing recipes and beautiful pics.. glad to follow you.
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vidhas said...

wow!! raji mouthwatering biscuits, if somebody is coming to chennai send me some :-), awesome clicks asusual.

Bharathy said...

Oma biscuits had always been my children's fav while they were toddlers! thoughtful recipe post, raks! :)

kothiyavunu.com said...

Awesome munchies..cute looking biscuit's

Soumya Vineeth said...

First time here, so much of lovely recipes, I'm drooling for them! Happy following you
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NIDHYA said...

Cute and crunchy biscuits..loving it so much..

Aaha Oho

Lavi said...

Superb, biscuits have come out perfect!
first pic super!

Mahi said...

அஞ்சறைப்பெட்டியிலே ஓம பிஸ்கட்டா? :) 1ஸ்ட் போட்டோ அழகா இருக்கு.பிஸ்கட் சூப்பரா இருக்கு à®°ாஜி.நான் இதுவரை இந்த பிஸ்கட் சாப்பிட்டதில்லை. ஓமம்னாலே கொஞ்சம் அலர்ஜி எனக்கு!;)

Radhika said...

Very cute looking cutters and biscuits shape has come out so well.

MiniBinoy said...

i can imagine the aroma as well as the taste!!the shape evokes some nostalgia since we used to get some biscuits in this shape during childhood!bookmarked:)

Akila said...

wow what a lovely and cute tiny biscuits... superbbbb.... antha cookie cutter enga vaangineenga?

Sarah Naveen said...

Gal u rock..that sure does looks so perfect and professional...

Gulmohar said...

I love ajwain in crispy snacks and this looks too good to resist :-)

Umm Mymoonah said...

That looks perfect, loved looking at each and every picture. Yumm yumm.

தேனம்à®®ை லெக்à®·்மணன் said...

very nice and halthy recipe..:)

தேனம்à®®ை லெக்à®·்மணன் said...

healthy..:)

Jay said...

very intriguing recipe...love d awesome clicks dear..:D
Tasty appetite

Sushma Mallya said...

Thats a cute buisuits looks perfect!... brought back my school days memories when i used to just adore these buiscuits...thnx for the rec :)

Sharmi said...

very pretty looking biscuit, lovely presentation!

Hema Mahen said...

First time here... These biscuits looks perfect and yumm for the evening tea....

You have a nice collection of recipes...Glad to follow you.

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Reshmi Mahesh said...

They look superb..

FunWidFud

Leena said...

Hi Raks, Thanks for trying and adapting my recipe,biscuits are looking delicious...Awesome pics!

USHA said...

Wow!!!!wonderful i wonder how can you make such a delicious, in tempting way.

You step-by-step snaps are simply superb.

Thanks for sharing

Sunshine said...

Wow..!! Your biscuits came out perfect!! I tried this recipe but mine came out a bit flat. (not sure why)!!!
I followed the steps and the ingredients to the T.
Are we supposed to add Baking powder to make them rise a bit?

P.S - They tasted great!!

RAKS KITCHEN said...

I dint add anything other than I have mentioned, I think the biscuits wont rise much, if you see mine before baking also its bit thick ...so its about how thick we have rolled... Thanks for the feedback :)

Bets.. said...

Hi,
Your biscuits looked wonderful & i tried them the same way. But ajwain dint give gr8 taste for me though. Since, you have mentioned 1 tsp Heaped ajwain, i tried similarly but that taste resulted in not so tasty one.
Should, ajwain be added in heap? What is the main significance of adding ajwain?
Kindly, explain.

I have tried many of ur other recipes, it turned out good. Thanks

Chitra said...

healthy snack.... just made a batch of these....the house smells great and crackers tastes so good and flavorfull another keeper from u dear :) thanks a ton for sharing.....

Iniya Illam said...

Hi,

I tried this today using Electric tandoor and it did come out well....thanks for sharing the receipe...I also tried some of your others receipes too...its all too good...


jayashree

Vidya said...

i tried to bake with the same ingredients but the biscuits did not bake even after 20 mins . wht could be the mistake i would hve done.

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