Who doesn’t love to munch on cookies? With tea you need cookies, we munch while preparing lunch, kids love to find them in lunch box and cookies are also a wonderful gift option. Remember those round plastic jars of tiny hexagon shaped salt cookies with cumin/caraway(jeera/ajwain) flavors. I used to like those tiny cookies a lot. They were really good munching snack and are still available in a few shops. But in my house we have completely stopped buying cookies and so now I have to always bake them – either salty or sweet cookies.
Initially, I used to bake cookies with butter only, but now as my daughter Apoorva can’t have so much fat, I thought of adding oil with some quantity of butter. Surprisingly, with a combo of oil and butter cookies came out really well.
I have used both white and wheat flour and for some crunch added chiroti rava/suji (semolina). Chiroti rava has very tiny granules compared to regular rava. If you can’t find chiroti rava, use regular rava.
Instead of cumin, you can use any other spice of your choice. Try this recipe and I am sure you are going to love these cookies.
I have a few more posts on cookies in the blog. You can have a look at them too!!
Wheat flour cookies with Jaggery
Nankhatai (Cookies with clarified butter)
Eggless Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eggless Wheat Flour Stained Glass Cookies
Kalkal/kulkul (Indian Christmas Cookies)
Wheat Flour Thumbprint Cookies with Salted Caramal Sauce
Before starting the process, check the following post on the basics of baking cookies. This post might be helpful in solving some of your problems with baking cookies.
Basics of baking β Cookies (Tips and tricks on how to bake cookies)
Ingredients :
Maida 1/2 cup
Wheat flour 1/2 cup
Chiroti rava 1 tbsp
Baking powder 1/2tsp
Powdered sugar 2 tbsp
Salt 1/2tsp
Cumin seeds 1 +1/4 tsp
Butter 30 gm
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Milk 5 tbsp
Process :
Collect wheat flour, white flour, rava and salt in a bowl and mix them together.
In another bowl take butter and cream it. Add oil and mix it nicely.
Add the rest of the dry ingredients from another bowl and mix. It will be a little crumbled mixture in the beginning. Keep adding milk, 1 tbsp milk at a time till it comes together as a dough.
Roll the dough between two sheets of parchment or butter paper and cut cookies in any desired shape with the help ofΒ cookie cutter.
Spread parchment paper on baking plate and arrange cookies. Bake in a preheated oven at 175 degrees until cookies become light brown in colour.
[…] Jeera (cumin) Cookies with olive oil […]
Thank you very much π π
It really looks sooooo yummy! I’m already a cookie fanπππ and this actually made me mouthwatered.
Thank you so much for your sweet appreciation Shreyaβ€οΈβΊοΈ
Ah…a perfect tea time accompaniment Deeksha. Your cookies look perfect π
Thank you so much dear friend π β€οΈ
You’re a wonderful chef Deeksha. Where do learn so many recipes, so perfectly. π
Prashanti, many thanks π
Around three years back me and my husband started noticing that whenever there is some stomach issue, doctors prohibit bakery stuff. So we searched about the ingredients used in the preparation of biscuits and breads as these two are commonly used things. The list of ingredients show that there are many harmful ingredients used. So, I started learning how to bake. With initial failures, slowly got successful and now since then market bought baked goods are prohibited in our house. π
Oh wow! It’s awesome Deeksha that you learned so many baking dishes on your own and modified them to suit your diet. We all are getting to learn them easily from you with your step by step instructions. I’m thankful for that. ππ€©π
Awwwww.. you are too generous to say this Prashanti ππ€β€οΈ
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You never stop amazing me with lip-smacking recipes, Deeksha!
Indira, daughter’s requirement forced to do this experiment, that’s all π
Love such crispy cookies! π
Cookies turned out really good Ronit. Thanks a lot π
Such a great idea. I love cumin
Thank you very much π
Looks amazing! I would love to try!
Thank you very much π π
Nice
Excellent
Thank you very much π
I find that olive oil works very well in cookies and cakes and itβs heart healthy, too. Looks like a good recipe and your cookies look delicious. π
Thank you very much Lynette π
I have never tried olive oil in cake. Will give it a try once. Have you ever tried olive oil based cake Lynette!
Oh yes – they are really good, especially if flavoured with orange or lemon. Luscious. π
Citrus is my weakness… I will definitely try some day!!
Cookies are always interesting because they suit the taste of everyone beyond age. Thanks for sharing this recipe.π€©ππ
You are always welcome Tushara. I agree with you here, cookies are everyone’s favorite and evergreen snack!!
You’re right. I, in particular, love cookies. I am a fan of them in any version. But I hadn’t tried the cumin cookies. Then they caught my attention. I will do my best to prepare them.
I hope you are well.
Beware
Manuel
Mac, cumin is used a lot in our food, so we keep revolving around this ingredient. Our seasoning is incomplete without cumin seeds.
I hope you will like them in cookies also.
I am definitely much better. Thank you so much for your concern. Take care of yourself very well and have a good and safe weekday ahead.
I have already realized that species are the specialty in your meals. It is not difficult to prepare cookies.
I’m glad they are well at home. It is a great relief for me to have this news.
I am still in quarantine. There is nothing left but not to leave home,
Your week will surely be the best. A big hug.
Manuel
We all are also still under lock down but of course with leniency. Still we don’t go out until it is really an urgent requirement. Everyone is scared with sudden outburst of phase four.
The only question is if ever we will be having completely free world from Corona?
There we agree. Nothing can be anticipated because it is not yet clear how the virus will behave. The truth is that nothing will be the same. But what are we going to do? We have to adapt. The important thing is that you take care of yourselves. A big hug.
True, we have to adapt. Can’t sit under Lock down forever. Street shops have to survive. All of us have to improve our immunity.
You too take care of yourself very well and have a great weekday ahead!
Deeksha, I never come away from your blog without being amazed at your incredible creations! The flavors of your culture fascinate me too. I always learn something new! This recipe is completely unique (to me) and I love that you’ve found a way to make it work for your precious daughter. Thanks for sharing!
Sending all of my love your way. I pray you & yours are well! β₯
Hi Holly,
How are you doing.. I hope all is well at your end.
Thank you so much for kind words and concerns about Apoorva ππ€β€οΈWith your blessings she is on the way to recovery.
Cuisines based on different cultures are really wonderful! In India each state has completely different cuisine, so there is a lot of variety in food. Same ingredients cooked by different people in different ways makes it unique and curious to know about their method.
This is awesome. I am going to try this
Thank you very much π π
These are one healthy cookies, would love to try these
Thank you very much Nisha π
I hope you will like the taste of cumin with cookies.
I actually like zeera cookies, they are not too sweet
That’s true!
Your family is so blessed, they have you, who cares for taste and health with variety of dishes
Subbashini, I am blessed to get motivation from my dear blogger friends, thank you so much β€οΈππ€
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Am definitely going to try this.
Any suggestions if I want to use only whole wheat flour?
Looks amazing ππ
Thanks a lot Deepikaπ
Wheat flour will need more moisture, so increase slightly butter and oil.
Sure. Thanks for the tip Deeksha !
You are always welcome Deepika π
They look realy nice!
Thank you very much π
Cookies are relatively simple to make, that is what I love about them. The idea to make them spicy instead of sweet is a great one, much healthier without all the sugar β¦ π (I love sugar)
With tea they must be a real treat. They look so nice on your photo, the colour and all, I want one right away!
Oh yes, we don’t have to worry much about cookies. This time I am with you and you weighing scale ππ with less sugar.
With oil and less sugar Apoorva got something to munch on. But you know husband also liked them so much that next day I had to bake once again with triple the quantity!!
I thought the story would develop like that β¦ π
Nothing better than a home made biscuit/cookie!
Oh yes, and the best part is that the selection and quantity of ghee, butter, oil maida, wheat flour all are in our control.
Absolutely. This is always one reason why I prefer home cooked food over commercially prepared ones. π
They look perfect, love the flavour of jeera
Thank you very much Bhavna βΊοΈ
Great savory snack with evening tea , definitely going to my to do list π Thanks for sharing!
You are always welcome Nisha and thank you very much π
These look good! π
Thank you very much π
Lovely cookies. Sound healthy too.
Thank you very much Meenalπ
Oh my gosh, thank you for this recipe. My son buys these cracker type cookies from a big warehouse here in our city and he has been looking for a recipe to make something similar and these remind me of those cookies, which are his favorites. I will have to save this and show him later. Maybe him and his sister can try to make some. I need to check up on my blogger cooking friends more, I would have missed this.
Thank you so much for your lovely appreciation β€οΈ
I am glad you found this recipe good for your son and daughter. I hope they both will be happy with the taste.
It is difficult to check all blogger friend’s posts all the time. We do miss a lot. I believe that would be common with all.
Your recipes are amazing. I was looking for something like this. Thanks.
Jeevanjot, thank you very much π
You are very right! Who doesn’t like to have a piece of cookie in any time?!
It looks great. Cookies are actually pretty easy-going to make!
Thanks a lot Oscar.
Yes, cookies are the easiest thing to try if someone wants to learn baking!
Yummy ππ
Thank you very much π
I like the recipes on your blogs a lot especially Indian recipes ππ
I am honoured Urvashi ππ€
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Nice blog. I have a new cookie recipe you might like β
Thank you very much for visiting the blog. I visited your blog, cookie recipe is wonderful but couldn’t find the SEND button for comment.
I didn’t know we could use olive oil to cook…this was quite informative
Thanks a lot. In India oil is mostly used for cooking so here olive oil has a lot more varieties used for deep frying also.
Mmmm, looks scrumptious!
Thank you very much for visiting the blog and appreciating the post βΊοΈ
These are so well made and look very tempting to eat. You are right… we love cookies here.
We all love munching cookies and if we can reduce little bit of fat from them, then it is guilt free indulgence. Thank you very much π π
Love this
Thank you very much π
Looking for ‘oil & butter’ cookies I found this. My luck! Had to substitute caraway seeds and a dash of ground cumin for the cumin seeds, and roughly ground oats for the rava. Also used youghurt instead of milk. 5 star cookies ensued. Thank you Deeksha!
IIan, I am so glad that with few changes recipe worked so well for you.
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback ππβΊ