{"id":6157,"date":"2025-08-18T16:41:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/cutting-namkeen-15-minute-recipe-to-wow-unexpected-guests-at-home-lifestyle-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T16:41:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:41:32","slug":"cutting-namkeen-15-minute-recipe-to-wow-unexpected-guests-at-home-lifestyle-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/cutting-namkeen-15-minute-recipe-to-wow-unexpected-guests-at-home-lifestyle-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting Namkeen: 15-Minute Recipe To Wow Unexpected Guests At Home | Lifestyle News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9512311\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">August 18, 2025, 17:51 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9512311\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3582585660 asubttl-schema\">Cutting namkeen, a quick and easy snack, can be made in 15 minutes with simple ingredients. Crispy, flavourful and long-lasting, it never fails to impress guests<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3582585660 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Once prepared, cutting namkeen can be stored for up to a month in an airtight container. (Local18)\" title=\"Once prepared, cutting namkeen can be stored for up to a month in an airtight container. (Local18)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3582585660\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Once prepared, cutting namkeen can be stored for up to a month in an airtight container. (Local18)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">When unexpected guests arrive and there is nothing prepared to serve, a quick homemade snack can save the day. In many households, having a savoury snack ready is seen as a gesture of warmth and hospitality.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Cutting namkeen, a popular and easy-to-make snack, fits this purpose well. Prepared in just 15 minutes with basic kitchen ingredients, it is crispy, flavourful, long-lasting, and always leaves guests impressed.<\/p>\n<h2>How To Make Cutting Namkeen<\/h2>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">To prepare cutting namkeen, only a few ingredients are required:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li><em>Maida<\/em> (refined flour) as required<\/li>\n<li>Salt as per taste<\/li>\n<li><em>Ajwain<\/em> as required<\/li>\n<li><em>Mangrail<\/em> (nigella seeds) as required<\/li>\n<li><em>Dalda, ghee<\/em> or mustard oil (as per choice)<\/li>\n<li>Water as required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recipe<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li>Sift the flour and add a little refined flour. Mix in <em>ajwain, mangrail<\/em> (nigella seeds), and salt. Gradually add water and knead into a firm dough.<\/li>\n<li>Cut the dough into thin strips using a machine, knife, or any convenient tool, and deep fry in hot oil until crisp.<\/li>\n<li>Once cooled, mix in the spices and store in an airtight container.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">Rajiv, a local seller from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, who prepares cutting namkeen sold at Rs 200 per kg in the market, says this method is the simplest way to make the snack at home. He adds that once prepared, it can be stored for up to a month in an airtight container, provided it is kept away from moisture.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">Cutting namkeen is best enjoyed with tea and chutney and remains one of the quickest breakfast options to impress sudden guests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3582585660 artcta\">\n<div style=\"font-family:Inter;font-size:17px;line-height:29px\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. 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