Namak Para/Nimki Shakarpara is an Indian snack prepared with spiced and seasoned plain flour which is rolled out and cut into strips, diamonds or squares before deep fried for a crunchy crispy texture. It is a perfect snack to much during teatime.
Also called as Nimkin/Matar these salty savoury bites have close resemblance to ‘mathri’ from North India. ‘Namak’ in Hindi means salt and ‘para/pare’ means pieces so it literally means ‘salty bites.’ he main difference between mathri and Namak Para is the shape as these bite size snacks are prepared with ribbon like strips. The taste, appearance and texture of the Namak Para can be compared to that of a Punjabi Samosa Pastry.
My mother often made Namak Para during festive season to serve any family and friends visiting over tea. I often prepare these once a month for snacking during teatime and for special occasions too. It is quite an easy recipe, just make sure to knead a very firm dough for the Namak Para to be crispy.
Other recipes you might like to try are Samosa, Pinwheel Samosa, Matar Kachori, Aloo Bread Rolls and Khasta Moong Dal Kachori.
