Bakes and Breakfast
Crispy Homemade Biscuits with Wheat and Besan recipe
Crisp, crumbly biscuits made with wheat flour and gram flour, with no eggs and no maida.

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Bake12 to 13 min at 180°C (350°F)
Ingredients
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1/2 cup gram flour (besan)
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- 2 pinches of salt
- 1/3 cup ghee
- 2 to 3 tbsp milk (for the dough)
- Almonds, for topping
- For brushing
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 tbsp sugar, mixed into the milk
Method
- In a mixing bowl, combine the wheat flour, gram flour, powdered sugar, baking powder, cardamom powder and salt.
- Add the ghee and mix well until crumbly.
- Add the milk gradually (2 to 3 tbsp) and knead into a soft dough.
- Grease a baking tray with oil.
- Shape the dough into small biscuits and mark straight cuts on top.
- In a small bowl, mix 1 tbsp sugar into 1/3 cup milk and brush it over the biscuits.
- Add almonds on top for garnish.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 12 to 13 minutes.
- Let the biscuits cool before serving.
Good to know: Soft and crunchy homemade biscuits, best enjoyed once cooled.