Sorghum and Sesame Crackers/ Jowari and Til Biscuits

These crackers taste very good with hummus or some cream cheese. They can be produced in 20 minutes if you have the ingredients at hand. I like to make a lunch of two of these, topped with hummus with a salad of green peppers, tomatoes and  a few  olives drizzled with a spoonful of olive oil and a squeeze of lime.

Ingredients:

2 ½ cups of jowar atta/ sorghum flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp butter

1 ¼  cup milk

2 tbsp til / sesame seeds

Mix the flour, salt and baking powder together. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips . Make a well in the centre and mix in the milk swiftly to make a ball of dough. You may have to add up to a ¼ cup more milk depending on the consistency of the flour . Press out to a large rectangle 4 mm thick,on a 12 X 20 " baking sheet with the palm of your hand. Mark out squares lightly on the surface with a knife.  Brush with milk and sprinkle liberally with sesame seeds. Bake in a hot oven for 15 - 20 minutes till golden brown on the top.

You can substitute whole wheat flour for the sorghum. Just reduce the milk to a cupful and roll out the dough.