Eggless Whole Wheat Kalonji (Nigella Seeds) Biscuits

          If you are looking for some easy to bake healthy homemade biscuits, then this recipe is just for you. It is prepared with whole wheat flour (Atta) along with crushed kalonji (nigella seeds) and olive oil besides other basic ingredients. 

          Perfect for an evening tea-time snack, they can also be devoured anytime you feel like munching into something savoury. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare these crispy delicate bites.

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp. nigella seeds (kalonji), crushed coarsely
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• buttermilk as required

          In a bowl, mix together whole wheat flour, kalonji, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Then add the olive oil and combine to form a crumbly mix.

          Add buttermilk little at a time and knead into a dough. Cover with a wet muslin cloth and let it rest for 25-30 minutes. 

          Meanwhile, place a baking paper over the baking tray and keep aside. Roll the dough into a circle by dusting some flour. (The thickness of the biscuits should not be too thick or too thin).

          Cut into different shapes with a biscuit / cookie cutter and arrange them on the baking tray. Gather the remaining dough and roll out again.

          Cut them further with the cutter and in the same manner use up all the dough. Bake the biscuits in a preheated microwave oven at 180 degrees C. for 15 minutes.

          Set them aside to cool down before storing in an airtight container. Enjoy these healthy and yummy whole wheat biscuits just as it is or as a tea-time snack.

          

                      Mix whole wheat flour, kalonji, salt, baking powder & baking soda. 

                                Add olive oil & combine to form a crumbly mix.

                                 Add buttermilk little at a time.

                               and knead into a dough. 

                              Cover with a wet muslin cloth & let it rest for 25-30 minutes. 

              Roll dough into a circle by dusting some flour. Cut into different shapes with
              a biscuit / cookie cutter. 

                                  Arrange them on the baking tray. 

                      Bake them in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C. for 15 minutes. Set 
                      aside to cool down before storing in an airtight container. 

                    Enjoy these healthy & yummy biscuits just as it is or as a tea-time snack.