Khara Biscuit (Masala Cookies)

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup(1 stick) cold unsalted butter
2 tsp sugar
1 1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp chopped green chillies
1 tsp chopped curry leaves
1/4 tsp ajwain seeds or cumin seeds
4 tbsp yogurt

Method:

Mix the flour with sugar, salt and baking powder. Cut the butter into cubes and mix it in with the flour using a hand held mixer. It should be a bread crumb consistency. Add the chillies,curry leaves, ajwain seeds, yogurt and mix until the dough comes together. Roll the dough into 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into desired shape and place on a baking sheet.



Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15-16 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Makes around 25 cookies

NOTE: Once the dough comes together, do not knead it too much or else the cookies are going to get hard once baked.