Osmania Biscuit from Hyderabad, Telangana cuisine.
Delicious buttery Biscuit flavoured with cardamom and saffron. Not only tasty and flavorful but colour of saffron made these biscuits attractive.
Osmania Biscuit is a popular tea biscuit in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.It is named after the last Asaf Jahi ruler of Hyderabad State, Mir Osman Ali Khan.
The biscuits were first baked on the demand of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, who wanted a snack that was a little sweet and a little salty. Today, the evning chai is incomplete without these biscuits anywhere in the city. With the growth of Hyderabad as an IT hub, people from all over India were exposed to this unique biscuit and as a result of this, Osmania Biscuits are now on the list of anyone who comes to Hyderabad or goes back to his hometown. Variations of Osmania Biscuits exist in other states too; in Chennai, a biscuit that is known as ‘Butter Biscuit’ is almost similar.
It is one of the cultural identities in Hyderabad.
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This month Shhh Cooking Secretly group members sharing different recipes from Telangana cuisine. This Facebook group started by Priya of Priya’s Versatile Recipes, is where every month food bloggers are paired up and give each other 2 secret ingredients to cook with according to the theme chosen. This month my partner is Aparna Parinam. A very talented blogger who blog at Tangy Tales. Visit her space for different types delicious recipes. I specially love her chutney recipes.
Aparna gave me saffron and milk powder and I gave her onion and tomato. Check out her blog to see what she made with these ingredients.
I have made these yummy biscuits with saffron and milk powder. These biscuits are perfect to serve with tea or coffee.
Recipe
Maida or refined flour – 1 cup
Soya bean flour – 1 tablespoon
Milk powder – 3 tablespoon
Butter – 1/3 cup
Powdered sugar – 1/3 cup
Baking powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Milk – 2 tablespoon + 1 tablespoon
Saffron – 1/4 teaspoon
Salt – a pinch
Maida for dusting
Method
1. Lightly dry roast the soybean flour and keep aside to cool down.
2. Mix saffron with 2 tablespoon warm milk and keep aside.
3. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
4. Preheat the oven at 180° for 10 minutes.
5. In a bowl mix maida or refined flour, milk powder, dry roasted soybean flour, salt, baking powder and cardamom powder.
6. Cream butter and sugar powder well. Use room temperature butter.
7. Add all the dry ingredients and 1 tablespoon milk.
Combine everything and make a smooth dough.
8. Dust little flour and roll the dough. Don’t make too thin. Keep 1/4 inch thick sheet.
9. Cut the sheet with medium sized round cookie cutter.
10. Arrange the round biscuits on lined baking tray.
11. Spread saffron mixed milk over all the biscuits with the help of a brush or spoon.
12. Bake in preheated oven at 180° for 20 – 22 minutes or until the edges start to become brown.
Let the biscuits completely cool down before serving. Enjoy with your tea, coffee or a glass of milk.
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Oh wow.. my favorite biscuits .will try soon !!
Thank you so much Priya. Please do try and let me know how it turns out!
Wow Sujata, the first time I saw the click of these biscuits I couldn’t stop starring at them. They look so pretty with the saffron strands and a bit of yellow on top. I must admit I haven’t tried them as yet. I will now need to hunt of them in Bangalore or perhaps bake them myself.
Thanks a lot Mayuri. You can easily make these at home. Taste is really too good. In Bangalore you will get these biscuits in any store. Do try, I am sure you will love the taste ☺️
The husband is a big fan of Osmania biscuits from Hyderabad’s famed Karachi Bakery. I always buy them, though, and have never tried making them at home. Yours have turned out so perfect – crisp and yet buttery soft. Lovely! 🙂
Thanks a lot Priya. You can make these at home easily. Do try once!
Who can resist these buttery Osmania biscuits ! Yours have turned out so good di ! Loved the beautiful yellow color and the texture of the cookies.
Thanks a lot Poonam!
Loving the saffron specs on this biscuit. Looks tempting. I would love to try this out, bookmarking it
Thanks a lot Renu!
simply love the colour and texture of the biscuit. I am a big fan of these biscuits. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Soon I will try making them.
Thanks a lot Pavani. Do try and let me know how it turns out ☺️
having lugged it back so many times from Hyderabad, this is a flavour packed cookie. lovely bake, sujata, they look very inviting !
Thanks a lot Kalyani!
Osmania biscuits came out awsome with crunchy texture. We use to have these biscuits @Alpha hotel, monada market after college. Many nostalgic feeling with biscuits you nailed it di 😍.
Thanks a lot Aruna. Glad you liked it 😍
I loved your version of famous biscuits from Hyderabad with added soybean flour.. these look so attractive and pretty with saffron threads on it.. I made it years back when I was learning baking.. looking at your pictures I am tempted to these make again
Thank you so much Swaty!
Wow..yours is a stand out preparation for this round..the baker in me wants to go and nake them right away
Thanks a lot Priya. Make it, you will be happy to see the result!
So crispy and melt in mouth osmania biscuit. Looks so delicious and tempting. Wish to pick a few from the screen
Thank you so much Narmadha. Do try, its easy to make!
Thanks Sujata for the recipe. Would surely love to try.
Thanks a lot Sangeetha !
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Thank you!