Maida Cake or Maida Biscuit is one of the sweet snack found in all Tamil Nadu Bakeries. A very easy and simple deep fried snack which can be prepared in bulk and stored in an air-tight container for 2 weeks. It is most commonly prepared around Deepavali / Diwali in all south Indian families. Let me share the recipe…

Taking this to Fiesta Friday #140 hosted by Angie@thenovicegarderner.

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Ingredients:

• Maida / All-purpose flour – 1 cup (1 cup = 200 ml)
• Melted Butter – 2 ½ tbsp
• Sugar – 1 ½ tbsp
• Milk – 3 tbsp
• Cooking soda – a pinch
• Cardamom powder – a pinch
• Salt – a pinch
• Oil for deep frying.

Making of Maida Cake / Maida Biscuits –

Preparation:

• Take maida/all-purpose flour, melted butter, sugar, milk, cooking soda, cardamom powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Mix them well with your hands, sprinkle little water and knead it to dough.
• Let the dough rest for 5 to 10 mins, so that the sugar would get melted.
• Meanwhile heat oil in a kadai. Take a small portion of the rolled out dough and roll it in between your palms (lengthwise).
• Chop them into small pieces and deep fry them in oil.
• Cook only in medium flame, so that it would be cooked well else it would be burnt and remain uncooked in the center.
• Drain the oil and remove them from fire.
• Bring it room temperature and store them in an air-tight container for 2 weeks.

Note: Measurement is very important in this recipe, if the butter gets increased it would be flaky and if it gets reduced it would be hard. Also if the sugar gets increased it would be burnt immediately, so take care of the measurements. Make sure only to sprinkle water when you knead the dough.