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Khari Biscuits (Savory Puff Pastry Bites)

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Khari Biscuits are simple puff pastry bites. They can also be made the way I like them, sprinkled with spices for extra flavor. They are perfect dippers for a cup of chai.

Savory Puff Pastry Bites (Khari Biscuit) by Indiaphile.info

My last two posts were about chai masala and chai, so I thought I’d round it off with a post on Khari biscuits. In India we often have them for breakfast or as a snack. I tried to research the origins of this treat, but it was much more difficult to find out than I had expected.

Savory Puff Pastry Bites (Khari Biscuit) by Indiaphile.info

I wasn’t able to find how it got to India but I was fascinated to learn that the credit for inventing puff pastry is claimed by France in the 17th century and Islamic Spain even earlier than that. Apparently the Islamic Spanish version dates back to the 13th century where they used olive oil between sheets of dough to make the puff pastry.

Making puff pastry from scratch is a lot of work, where butter is pressed between sheets of dough, rolled out, folded and repeated many times over. So I took the easy way out and used store bought puff pastry. I just sprinkled it with a few spices and baked it to make a batch of super quick and easy khari biscuit.

Also, if you know anything about how and when khari biscuit came to India, please share!

Savory Puff Pastry Bites (Khari Biscuit) by Indiaphile.info
Khari Biscuits

Khari Biscuits

Puja
An easy to make classic tea puff pastry with Indian spices
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 12
Calories 112 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sheet puff pastry dough
  • Spice of your choice for sprinkling – Optional I made three different versions by sprinkling black pepper, dried fenugreek leaves and roughly ground cumin onto the pastry dough

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F and lightly oil a cookie sheet.
  • Lay out the puff pastry sheet and sprinkle the spices onto it. Using a rolling pin, lightly roll over the surface so that the spices get pushed into the dough a little. Skip this step if you are making plain khari biscuit.
    Savory Puff Pastry Bites (Khari Biscuit) by Indiaphile.info
  • Cut the dough into little rectangles about 2" x 1/2" or so. I used a pizza cutter for this.
    Savory Puff Pastry Bites (Khari Biscuit) by Indiaphile.info
  • Lay out the rectangles onto the lightly oiled cookie sheet.
    Savory Puff Pastry Bites (Khari Biscuit) by Indiaphile.info
  • Bake for about 15 minutes. Until golden brown and flaky.
    Savory Puff Pastry Bites (Khari Biscuit) by Indiaphile.info

Nutrition

Calories: 112kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 51mgPotassium: 12mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 0.2IUCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chai, snack
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13 comments

    1. Hi Tammy! You could do a slightly sweet version by sprinkling some sugar mixed with ground pistachios, cinnamon or star anise. You could also try a light sprinkling of chili powder or garam masala. Hope you’re having fun experimenting with Indian cooking! 🙂

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  2. I am not so sure, but I think it were the Persians who introduced the Khari Biscuit to India. These biscuits today, are found at every bakery possible. It is a very common sight at Irani Cafes in Mumbai, with people visiting after their daily morning walk, and sitting to read the morning daily with a plate full of Khari Biscuits, Bun Maska(Butter) and a hot cup of Chai! Just writing all this has made me drool, and now I know what I am going to have for m brekkie tomorrow!

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