Bakery Style Osmania Biscuits Recipe | Whole Wheat Osmania Cookies

Osmania Biscuits 

 Bakery Style Whole Wheat Osmania Cookies 

(Saffron & Cardamon Cookies)

 Osmania Biscuit is a popular teatime snack from Hyderabad, a city in southern India. It is named after the last ruler of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan.

 Osmania Biscuits or cookies are available in most of the local bakeries, chai joints in Hyderabad. I have made thses cookies with whole wheat flour. These not too sweet biscuits are flavoured with cardamom and saffron and are perfect with a cup of chai.

            

        Makes 24 cookies

 1.5 cups - Whole wheat flour(Atta) 
 1/2 cup - Organic Powdered Sugar* (see notes)
 2 tablespoons - Milk powder  
 2 tablespoon - Tapioca or corn starch  
 1/4 teaspoon - Salt
 1/2 teaspoon - Baking powder 
 1/4 teaspoon - Baking soda 
 1/4 teaspoon - Cardamom powder
 1/2 teaspoon - Saffron  Unsalted butter 1/2 cup
 6 tablespoons - Milk(warm - divided use)

*Notes:Powdered Sugar: Grind 1/2 cup granulated sugar into fine powder.

Step by step video recipe can be found here:

Method:

1. To warm milk, add the saffron. Mix well and set aside for 10 minutes.

2. Combine all dry ingredients: Wheat flour, corn or tapioca starch, salt, baking powder and soda, milk powder and cardamom powder. Mix well and set aside.

3. Beat the softened butter, add the powdered sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and mix well. Add 4 tablespoons of saffron milk.Mix well. Add the flour mixture and combine well. Form the dough into a log and wrap in plastic wrap or parchment paper. Freeze the dough for 20-30 minutes.

4. For air fryer: Pre-heat air fryer at 325ºF (160ºC).

    For oven: Pre-heat oven 350ºF(175ºC).

5. Remove the dough from freezer and unwrap. Cut into slices about 5 mm thick. Arrange cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Brush cookies with remaining saffron milk. Bake for 14 minutes (Baking time may vary depending on oven). Cool the cookies on a wire rack.

6.Osmania biscuits are ready to serve!  Cookies can be stored in an airtight container unto 2 weeks.