Diwali Cookathon - Khari puri (crispy crunchy fried strips)

Khari puri is easy to make and a Diwali "must make" at our home. My toddler likes them shaped as strips otherwise I'd make them round as puris. Khari puris can be stored for a few days in an airtight container.

Khari Puri

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup oil or butter
2 tsp black pepper powder
1 tbsp cumin powder
1 tbsp chilli powder
Salt
Warm water

Mix together the flour, baking powder, pepper, cumin powder, chilli powder and salt. Heat the oil/butter in a small sauce pan. Add the heated oil/butter to the flour and mix well (use a fork or a spoon, remember the oil is hot!). Add warm water and make a stiff ball of dough. Cover and let it rest for few hours. Roll out the dough (about 1/8" of an inch) and cut them in strips. Deep fry in oil over low to medium heat.