Maida Biscuits / Diamond Biscuits ~ Kids Friendly Snack / Diwali Sweet Recipe

How many of you love this cute and delicious Maida Biscuits / Diamond Biscuits? Its my most favorite snack during my childhood days, have eaten this a lot. This is so addictive and yummy snack, you can't stop munching this sweet, crunchy and melt in mouth biscuits. But in recent years i have tasted [only tasted ;)] it only once because of diet..this and that.
Like me, my kids also love this biscuits a lot and after a way long time i made for them and they enjoyed eating and playing with this Diamond Biscuits :) As now its Diwali Occasion i wanted to share it here, so it will be useful for many to try this easy and simple, Vegan Snack. Usually this maida biscuits are done using butter or Vanaspathi/shortening but this recipe uses oil only. If anyone looking for a Vegan Diwali sweet then this is one best option, hope you like it too and give it a try...

Recipe Source: Foodomania Preparation time: 15 minutes

Resting Time : 30-40 minutes 

  Cooking Time : 15-20 minutes(based on the frying pan/kadai size)

Makes about 2 cups.

Ingredients

1. All Purpose Flour / Maida  - 1 cup ( i used unbleached APF)
2. Sugar, powdered     1/2 cup*
3. Hot Oil    5 tbsp
4. Salt    a small pinch(optional)
5. Oil   for deep frying

Method

• Mix flour, salt & sugar well. 
• Heat 5 tbsp oil in a pan. When it is steaming hot, pour it into your flour.

• Using a fork or a spoon, incorporate all the flour & the oil. (do not touch because the oil is piping hot!)
• Slowly, add water little by little. Using your hands, knead it to a soft, pliable dough for 10-12 minutes. Do not add more water the dough should be little stiff, soft and pliable.
• Make sure you give a lot of pressure & knead the dough well. Let it rest for half an hour(i  let it rest for an hour).
• Now Heat oil in a pan to deep fry.

• Take the dough and knead for a minute and divide it into 2 big balls.
• Using a rolling pin, roll out each ball of dough into a flat disk (12" disk) it should be medium thick not too thin or too thick

• Take a knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into thin horizontal stripes.
• Now cut them vertically to give you small diamond shapes. Slowly, remove them from the surface & keep them in a plate or tray to fry. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
• When the oil is hot enough, add all the diamonds to the oil, turn heat to medium heat.

• Fry well on both side until they turn light brown & crisp. (Takes about 3-4 minutes).

Notes:
* Sugar - i added less than 1/2 cup and felt that sweet was perfect to us, not low or high.
And also i left the dough for 1 hour resting time.
Make the little stiff like Poori dough and knead for minimum 6-7 minutes.

Oil should be piping hot, heat the oil till fumes comes and add it to the sugar-flour mixture.

Sending this to Diwali Delicacies Event By Me & Priya and to Vardhini's Diwali Bash Event.