Jeera Biscuit is popular tea time Indian Cookie that is seasoned with roasted cumin seeds and goes perfect with a cup of tea or coffee. these sweet and salty jeera biscuits are so simple to make at home.Jeera biscuits are easy to make and can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week. They make a nice travel snack and picnic snack. You can even take it to your office for your snack.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour (Maida)
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Butter , chilled and cut into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) , roasted
  • 1/4 cup Lukewarm Water.

How to make Indian Style Jeera Biscuit Recipe

  1. To begin making the Indian Style Jeera Biscuit Recipe, preheat the oven to 180 C.
  2. Mix self raising flour, salt and cumin seeds in a mixing bowl. Add in the chopped butter and mix all together till you get a crumb like mixture. You can use a food processor to do this. Once you get the crumb texture, knead it into a medium-soft dough using lukewarm water.
  3. Cover the dough with a with a wrap or lid and keep it aside for 15 minutes. Divide the mixture in 5 big balls and roll out each of them to 4-5 mm thickness.
  4. Use your favorite cookie-cutter and cut them into shapes. Place a parchment paper on baking tray and arrange all the Jeera Biscuit  onto it.
  5. Bake the Jeera Biscuits in preheated oven at 180 C for around 20 minutes. Take them out of the oven and place them on cooling rack.
  6. Store the Jeera Biscuits in an air-tight container and serve it as desired.
  7. Serve Indian Style Jeera Biscuit along with hot Masala Chai for your tea time break.