Onion Crackers
Straight from Red Chillies to my kitchen, baked & gone in a few minutes. Ever since I laid my eyes on these crackers in Supriya’s blog, I had been itching to lay my hands on them. These got pretty popular soon after she posted them. I saw a lot of you try these out & were very satisfied with the flavorful crackers.
(On a different note: In one of my previous post, I had mentioned a Mango Fool, & a lot of readers including me were wondering why a dessert would be called a Fool. I have updated the Mango & Cream post with the source of the “Fool”)
Finally I made the Onion Crackers one afternoon, & never stopped eating (no I did not eat them all by myself) till they were almost gone. We did not realize how much these filled us up till we were done, & then we skipped dinner. I had to force ourselves to save these few ( 5 in all ) to take some photos for the blog. These few disappeared soon after the clicks.
The crackers are extremely easy to make; as simple as making a dough for flatbread & cutting them out & baking them for a while. I made little changes in the procedure, I promise you it is very negligible & will not affect the outcome.
Onion Crackers
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of All purpose flour/maida
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 4 tsp sesame seeds ( I have toasted the sesame seeds very lightly on a skillet)
- 1/3 cup oil
- 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 1.5 big onions, finely chopped ( I have used yellow onions here, but red onions would give it better zest)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 green hot chillies, finely chopped (adjust amount to your taste)
- Fistful of very finely chopped fresh coriander/cilantro leaves
- 2 tsp Sugar
- Some Coarse Salt to sprinkle on top
Preparation:
In a big bowl combine flour/ maida, sesame seeds, half the onions, salt, sugar, soda, chopped coriander leaves, green chillies and mix well. Add the oil & the butter and spread it to the mix. Big and uneven lumps will form but that is ok.(Note: I have used only half the amount of onions here, for the reason that the more onions added would release more water as the dough rested & the dough would be difficult to work with. Do not skip adding atleast some of the onions now, for the flavors to be infused)
Add the warm water and make thick dough. At this point if you feel there is too much onion, do not worry, the more the better taste. Knead well for about 2-3 minutes and cover this with a damp cloth. Keep it aside for 30 minutes.
Pre-heat the oven to 325 F.
Gently knead in the rest of the chopped onions. Do not worry if they are not mixed in evenly.
On a well floured surface roll out the dough like you would make a cookie dough. (If you find it difficult to do this, use Supriya’s method: “So instead I took small balls on dough and placed it in between 2 greased plastic sheets. Apply pressure and make it into flat disc. Remove the top cover and with the tip of your hands flatten the dough and make it as flat as possible.”)
Take a round cookie cutter or a glass or small bowl with sharp edges & cut out cookie rounds. Repeat this process for the remaining dough as well.
Place the round cut outs on a greased cookie sheet. Poke holes on all of them with a fork, this way the cracker will not puff and also the air will go out while baking. Sprinkle some coarse salt on the cookies.
Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes until they are brown.
I will have to give 5 star Plus for these. Do try these out, please. I cannot tell enough how addictive these are. They are absolutely great as snacks with tea; my hubby had his with some Sriracha (hot sauce)! I would think they would do great with soup too.
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July 14th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Hi! This looks very interesting and I have to try it. Thanks for sharing. It’s so sad you are not my neighbour else I would also have laid my hand on it.
July 14th, 2009 at 7:58 am
Ho,splendid as you said..none can keep away..slurp..
lol on how you managed to keep some to photograph..happens..loved the second picture
July 14th, 2009 at 9:42 am
OMG these sound delicious, I surely would have eaten them all by myself.
July 14th, 2009 at 11:17 am
hey soma….
Its very different….i liked the idea of baking it! i have an oven here in my holiday place…i might as well try this….must be gr8 with hot cup of coffee
veds
July 14th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Interesting one!!! Peyaji but not quite….the baking makes it relatively low-oil snack!!
July 14th, 2009 at 11:40 am
You know, I have crackers recipe and was planning to make them ..Nice looking golden crackers!Thanks for visiting my blog:)
July 14th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
ah ha re…jodi eta ekhun muri aar chaa diy khete partam……jibey jool aschey !!
July 14th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
I love homemade crackers, they’re so much better than store bought! These look delicious.
July 14th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
I have the same recipe bookmarked from Red Chillies, and now I really think I should hurry up and try it.
July 14th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
“taking a big bow” thank you dear Soma and so glad you liked it. I do have to thank Ramya for the original recipe though!
July 14th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I imagine these would disappear fast–they look great! They’d make a perfect snack for a party.
July 14th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Soma,
Those onion crackers look fantastic! Love the pic.
July 14th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
wow!! This is great recipe!!
I have been looking for such savory cookies from so long. Thanks for sharing. nice snaps.
July 14th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
From the pics,I can make out the taste of these Soma..perfect snack..:)
July 14th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
I’m convinced! These treats look incredibly delicious!
July 14th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Looks so good!
July 14th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
I can tell they are addictive. Impressive and beautiful, Soma. The flavors sound amazing.
July 14th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Thats a nice presentation!
Recipe sounds awesome,wud love to taste some:)
July 14th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
i’ve been meaning to make these for a while…you’ve made such a strong case for them that i think i should just roll my sleeves and make them right now!
BTW, re. the pomelo in the mango sago dessert, pomelo is native to SE Asia – it basically belongs to the grapefruit family, (will update my post as well) so as such you can use grapefruit as well. sorry for hogging your space with this!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
looks wonderful & nice presentation ………
July 14th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Gorgeous! I love all the flavors here. I’m not surprised they were all gone!
July 14th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Love those crackers(or baking nippatu)..nice click..
July 14th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Am soooo making these. Ei brishti te erokom mukhorochok khabar e chai … darun Soma!
July 15th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
these onion crakers look fabulous. love it very much.. pictures are stunning!!
July 15th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Oh you made them too
these are on my list from a long time, yours have come out perfect, gosh i really need to try this asap!
July 15th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
The onion crakers are so perfect when I’m craving savory mini-treats and I utterly understand why they vanished rapidly!! mmmmm
Cheers!
Gera
July 15th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Oh this is wonderful! I will make it very soon. Thank you!
July 15th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Wonderful.I too had bookmarked RCs.Yours look too inviting and perfect
July 16th, 2009 at 2:00 am
sigh.. ok. this is getting me nowhere *walks off for a quick snack that atleast looks like this*
July 16th, 2009 at 2:44 am
it is a very nice dish and i love to eat this
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July 16th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Thanks everyone. & a big Thanks to Supriya.. I would tell everyone to give this a try atleast once!
July 16th, 2009 at 8:14 am
KKKKKKKKKKKrisp!!
July 16th, 2009 at 11:51 am
I have had my eye on these for a while now, yours have turned out beautifully, cannot wait to try this !
July 16th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I love these crackers! And I have all the ingredients, woohoo!
July 16th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
hey soma,
I too made them sometime back, they taste damn good at tea time …super combo!!:) great clicks soma:)
July 17th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Oh … my … Oh … my … these look so gorgeous. I must live in a cave – or maybe it’s just the heat – because I’ve missed these.
Skipped dinner after these. I think I get the picture.
July 17th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
These savoury crackers sound really good!
July 19th, 2009 at 8:27 am
I stumbled across your site and am glad I did. These crackers look incredible and are a must try! I was going to make cinnamon rolls today but I think this may have changed my plans
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:25 am
yummy yummy!!
July 24th, 2009 at 10:20 am
wow ! i gotta try these soon …
Ruchi
July 29th, 2009 at 7:11 am
WOW! these onion crakers look fabulous! Thanks a lot!!!
August 9th, 2009 at 9:31 am
I tried this recipe for onion crackers, myself and had a hard time getting them to stick together. They tasted delightful though!
September 9th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Very good recipe! I need to try this too. Thanks
November 19th, 2009 at 12:20 am
These look absolutely divine. I just love a savoury bite like this. I have a cheese biscuit on my blog which is also delicious and hugely popular. Nice change from the sweet. I will definitely try this. Thanks
Regards, Pam
January 11th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
I too tried this and it was gone in minutes…yet to post it!
February 12th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
You were absolutely right! These are very very aadictive! I finally tried this out today and it was amazing! LOVED the taste! Will definitely be making these again very soon. Thankyou