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Sweet Diamond Cuts Recipe – Maida Biscuits Recipe | Easy Diwali Snacks

October 7, 2013 by Sharmilee J 33 Comments

Sweet Diamond Cuts Recipe

Maida biscuits / Sweet Diamond Cuts are very easy to make and I love the whole process especially cutting them into diamonds with the special cutter.I always struggle cutting diamond shapes so I usually rehearse the pattern once in a paper sounds silly?! yes trust me I do it everytime I have to cut them into diamonds even for kaju katli I did that.We usually use a special designed cutter for making diamond cuts but you can very well use your pizza cutter or a normal knife to make this. The cutter has one side spoon and other side a wheel with designed edges, you can see that in my stepwise pictures,now its widely available in markets which can be used for somas too.

It is one of the easy snack recipes that you can even make it in the last minute for packing kids snack box.These biscuits are quite addictive that I bet you can stop munching when you start them.Now am waiting for your feedback 🙂

Maida Biscuits Recipe

Sweet Diamond Cuts Recipe – Ingredients

Sweet Diamond Cuts Recipe
Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins | Makes : 3 cups
Recipe Category: Snack | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Maida(All purpose flour) – 1 cup
Sugar – 1/4 cup minus 1 tbsp
Ghee – 1 tsp
Baking(Cooking) Soda – 1/8 tsp(optional)
Salt – 1/8 tsp
Oil – to deep fry

Method:

  1. Take a clean dry mixer and powder sugar finely.In a mixing bowl add maida,powderd sugar,ghee,salt and mix well first.Then add water little by little.How to make sweet maida biscuits - Step1
  2. Add enough water and knead it to a soft pilable dough not too loose not too tight,Set aside for 15mins. Keand it again and divide the dough into equal parts(lemon sized balls).Take a portion and roll it into a thin circle.Dust flour as and when needed.Roll it as thin as possible.How to make sweet maida biscuits - Step2
  3. Using the cutter(you can use your pizza cutter or a simple knife too) cut first vertically then horizontally to form small diamonds.Carefully seperate them and make it ready.
    How to make sweet maida biscuits - Step3
  4. Heat oil  and make it ready.To check if the oil is at the correct temperature, first pinch a tiny portion of dough,add it to oil if it raises to top immediately then oil is at the correct temperature…else heat the oil for few more seconds.Now gently gather the diamonds and drop in a sprinkled way,Cook in medium low flame – turn over for even cooking. Deep fry till golden brown and drain in tissue paper to absorb the excess oil.Repeat the process for the remaining dough.How to make sweet maida biscuits - Step4

Cool down and store in an airtight container.

Sweet Diamond Cuts Recipe

My Notes:

  • Using baking soda is optional…baking soda avoids the hardness in the biscuits.
  • You can use any roller knife / pizza cuter or even a simple knife to cut them into diamonds.
  • Make sure you knead a soft pilable dough not too loose.If its too loose then add little maida to get a tight dough more like chapathi dough.While rolling dust maida to avoid sticking.
  • You can use a metal spatula to seperate and gather the diamonds.
  • As sugar is added in the dough, the biscuits gets brown faster so make sure to keep in medium low flame while fry.
  • You can even use half and half of wheat and maida flour.
  • You can even add a tiny pinch of cardamom powder or any mild essence for extra flavour.I love it plain.

Sweet Diamond Cuts Recipe

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Comments

  1. tinku shaji says

    October 7, 2013 at 5:19 am

    Wow such a quick and easy snack. Looks so good

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  2. Sona S says

    October 7, 2013 at 5:50 am

    yummy maida cuts.

    Reply
  3. சாருஸ்ரீராஜ் says

    October 7, 2013 at 5:51 am

    my kids favourite.so cute diamonds with zigzag

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  4. GK Arusuvai says

    October 7, 2013 at 6:04 am

    Looks simple yet yummy……will bookmark for diwali. Tq for sharing

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  5. Kavitha says

    October 7, 2013 at 6:31 am

    Favourite for me and my brother. I learnt to cook these when I was in High school itself to satisfy our craving when mom's not around. It is quick and tasty and can't stop munching them 🙂 I am preparing them now for my little son too. I did cook this in the morning which is making me to eat them right away 🙂 Pictures r drool worthy 🙂 Nice job !

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  6. Chandrani Banerjee says

    October 7, 2013 at 7:09 am

    Crunchy and inviting diamond cut.


    Cuisine Delights
    "My Monthly Event – Spotlight: Festive Treats "

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  7. Raks anand says

    October 7, 2013 at 9:06 am

    I too like the same about making this diamond cuts as you have said. Loved the pics and props

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  8. Arthy Suman says

    October 7, 2013 at 9:12 am

    lovely preparation…..crunchy and yummy

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  9. FunFoodand Frolic says

    October 7, 2013 at 11:52 am

    amazing…will try this recipe..thnks

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  10. Yes Cook says

    October 7, 2013 at 3:13 pm

    This brings back lots of childhood memories.
    Love the pattern used,
    Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  11. Vanamala Hebbar says

    October 7, 2013 at 3:24 pm

    Nice..i too make this often..

    Reply
  12. saigeetha pai says

    October 7, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    Hi Sharmilee,I tried this today.This is such an easy peasy recipe,came out very good.Thank you so much for the recipe 🙂

    Reply
  13. gayathri says

    October 7, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    Quite addictive

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  14. Priya Suresh says

    October 7, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    Very crispy and addictive diamond cuts.

    Reply
  15. Medini ツ says

    October 10, 2013 at 9:52 am

    reading this i tried making spicy version of it, with salt and pepper pwoder instead of sugar, it was yummyyy..thank u 🙂

    Reply
  16. Sakthi's Special says

    October 11, 2013 at 2:01 am

    My favorite snacks !!!

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  17. veena says

    October 13, 2013 at 5:53 am

    wow yummy …… I am going to try this today….
    yesterday I tried ur eggless sponge cake it was so soft , spongy and tasty .. everyone in my family like that… specially my little baby… Thanks a lot sharmi for posting this recipe…
    I have a request pls try to post plum cake recipe…. I saw this cake in many sites but ur step by step explanation and measurement is good and accurate i.e., I am requesting u…. thank u

    Reply
  18. veena says

    October 14, 2013 at 10:37 am

    Hi Sharmi
    I tried ur eggless christmas cake ….
    It was awesome……. superb cake kudos to you sharmi…
    Thank u ….

    Reply
  19. Yep Rashida !!! says

    October 22, 2013 at 12:10 pm

    Sharmila jee, what is meaning of – Sugar – 1/4 cup minus 1 tbsp???

    Cant wait to try this recipe

    Reply
  20. SHARMILEE J says

    October 23, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    It means take 1/4 cup sugar and remove 1 tbsp from it

    Reply
  21. rajesh says

    October 25, 2013 at 6:26 am

    Looks so yummyy!!!!!

    Reply
  22. Kannan Venkatraman says

    October 31, 2013 at 12:05 pm

    nice.though i am a male of 60 years i like doing different snacks for my own.every aspect is very useful.keep it up.

    Reply
  23. Suganyaa vasanth says

    February 25, 2014 at 9:52 am

    whether we can use egg white for diamond cuts

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      February 25, 2014 at 3:44 pm

      Egg white….As per my recipe, there is no egg white used

      Reply
  24. Diamonds Ads says

    May 28, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    Sharmi,

    The recipe is very good, we like all your verities approaches in making snacks. We are into food processing from kerala. Please visit our website for more details http://diamondflourmill.com

    Reply
  25. Preeti Maduri says

    September 25, 2014 at 7:30 am

    it was so yummy.. such a good and easy snack recipe…. I luv it… and I tried with the salt instead of sugar it was good.. butt sugar one was better than that.. thank u for such a good recipe…

    Reply
  26. Simby says

    December 11, 2014 at 10:19 am

    Hi. Can I use egg in this recipe? How do I go abt it? Thanks.

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      December 14, 2014 at 3:35 pm

      There is actually no need of egg in this recipe…..

      Reply
  27. Sonia Stalance says

    December 26, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    Mom prepared these Diamond Biscuits and it came out really well. Thanks for the recipe 🙂

    Reply
  28. usha says

    May 13, 2016 at 4:44 pm

    How can I get crispy. Iam not getting why

    Reply
  29. yoga says

    March 22, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    i like sweet cut recipes but i how to prepare

    Reply
  30. Thomas says

    August 17, 2017 at 2:50 pm

    Great post! Have nice day ! 🙂 enukd

    Reply
  31. Aparnaa Philips says

    July 4, 2018 at 6:13 pm

    Making it as I read the article., it’s an all time fav.. making them for my kiddos now!!!

    Reply

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