Apr 8, 2015

Chand Biscuit

In the third day of this baking marathon, I am going to treat you all with a special cookie from Hyderabad. Yes this cookies are well known as Chand cookies because of it's shape. When I was a kid a person with a big glass jar filled with this cookies use to stand outside of our school gate. And use to shout biscoot, that time he use to sell each cookie for.. I think 10 paisa. After that these cookies are sold for 25 paisa then 50 paisa I think now it is sold for 2 rs I think, I am not sure!!!. But still today when ever I visit Hyderabad I make sure to visit Karachi bakery to buy this cookies. Then I search for the recipe for this cookies and find the recipe here . These cookies are a all time favorite at home.
photo cb.jpg So let's check the recipe for Hyderabad famous CHAND COOKIES.......
INGREDIENTS:---
All purpose flour   ----  200 gms
Butter   ----- 125 grams
Milk powder   ----   10 grams
Baking powder  ----  1 pinch
Sugar powder   ----  75 grams
vanilla essence   ---  1/2 tea sp
Salt  a small pinch
                                                            

METHOD:----
1. Cream butter and sugar powder in a bowl
2. Then add flour, milk powder, baking powder, vanilla essence and mix well to make crumb like texture.
3. Knead it for a wile to make soft dough.
4. Now take a rolling pin and roll the dough in to a 1/4 inch circle.
5. Now cut with a round cookie cutter and cut them in to half moon shape(crescent shape)
6. Pre-heat the oven at 170 degree C. for ten minutes and bake this chand cookies at 170 degree C. for 15 minutes.

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20 comments:

  1. Suma GandlurApril 8, 2015 at 12:11 AM

    Padma, are they butter biscuits / venna biscuits? I am guessing they must be wonderful and love the crescent shape.

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  2. SrividhyaApril 8, 2015 at 3:56 AM

    Great shapes. Love the chaand carving

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  3. UshaApril 8, 2015 at 5:34 AM

    You got the perfect chand shape. Nice recipe

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  4. Suja RamApril 8, 2015 at 6:19 AM

    The cookies look fantastic Padma. Can feel the crunchiness through the pics..Cute Chand shape.

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  5. PavaniApril 8, 2015 at 7:24 AM

    I've seen these biscuits many times in bakeries back home, but didn't know that they are called Chand biscuits. Thanks for sharing the recipe -- they look like they'll melt in the mouth. Good one.

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  6. UnknownApril 8, 2015 at 8:05 AM

    Sinfully delicious cookies.. Wow these look super cute too... Bookmarked..

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  7. Hamaree RasoiApril 8, 2015 at 8:33 AM

    Very delicious looking and cute biscuits.
    Deepa

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  8. UnknownApril 8, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    I too have prepared the same cookies for this baking marathon :) yes and I loved these.

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  9. vaishali sabnaniApril 8, 2015 at 2:01 PM

    Padma the biscuits look so nice, the chand shape is perfect, and i am sure these are melt in the mouth kinds.

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  10. Priya SureshApril 8, 2015 at 9:08 PM

    Omg, this chand cookies makes me nostalgic, love this melt in mouth cookies to the core.

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  11. Rajani SApril 9, 2015 at 2:32 AM

    These have a lovely shape.And I think these must be specialfor you since it has some associated childhood memories :-)

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  12. Harini RApril 9, 2015 at 8:21 AM

    The chand biscuits which I tasted in bakeries had a mild cumin flavor. These look fantastic.

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  13. veenaApril 9, 2015 at 10:45 PM

    cute looking chand cookies

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  14. Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My KitchenApril 12, 2015 at 11:31 PM

    10 paisa per cookie, now we can't even see 10 paisa!!! cookies look beautiful!!! you have nailed the shape padma!! :)

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  15. KalyaniApril 13, 2015 at 5:16 AM

    Grandmother used to make these Chand biscuits in a savoury version .. You brought back so many memories for me through these !! Lovely ....

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  16. Sandhya RamakrishnanApril 14, 2015 at 5:10 AM

    The cookies look super cute and love the name of the cookies as well. Feels so dreamy :)

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  17. SrivalliApril 14, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    Lovely shape and the cookies must taste awesome!..very good recipes padma..I must say you could've changed this theme to Hyderabad series..lol

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  18. Saraswathi GaneshanApril 21, 2015 at 6:39 AM

    Cute shape cookies!!These looks super yummy ..

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  19. ArchanaApril 26, 2015 at 1:58 PM

    Padma these biscuits are new to me. I am loving them they are so beautiful.

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  20. Gayathri KumarMay 1, 2015 at 6:55 PM

    Never came across chand cookies but they look so inviting...

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