Homemade Khari in Belgium...

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What is Khari?

Khari is a light and fluffy biscuit that is made from flour and butter. This is plain puff pastry. Dough made from flour and butter is baked until it becomes golden in color and crunchy. Khari can be made plain or sprinkled with spices for extra flavour. It is one of the snacks which is often served in Indian homes with Chai (tea). These are perfect dippers and taste enricher for a good cup of Tea. This is one of the bakery item like toast, bun pav, bread, etc..

I am currently in Belgium. I found Toast (Rusk) for Tea but not Khari. There are ample options of Biscuits, Breads, Cakes. But these options do not enriches taste of tea as much Khari (of course this is debatable statement and there are exceptions). 

Some weeks back during Pizza (homemade) party in nearby park, this idea struck. There are many types of fresh dough available in Belgium like Pizaadeeg, Bladerdeeg, etc. For this recipe I am referring to Bladerdeeg (puff pastry) base. You can make a good Khari out of this. Here are the steps

1. Get Bladerdeeg from grocery stores like Aldi, Colryut, Delhaize, etc..

2. Spread it on plane surface. Make it proper flat so there are no cuts in it. Do not press too much just spread it evenly.

3. Take a pizza cutter and cut it in strips. Width should be around 4 cm. You can try different widths.

4. Place 2 strips on each other. You can try 3 or 4 layers.

5. Separate them from each other so that they don't get mixed up.

 

6. Put it in the oven/ Microwave. I used Oven, baked it for 15 mins at 200 degree Celsius.

 

7. You will see golden color and puffed Khari, it is a time to take out.
8. Keep it in open air and let it cool down. 
9. Taa-Daa you have crunchy, crispy, home-made Khari ready.  

Other option is to buy it from Indian grocery stores like Chirag Indian Grocery, Get Grocery Indian Spices, Vita Natural, etc...