A Perfect Way To Enjoy Rusk

Indians have a special bond with the Indian ‘rusk’, it has been around since ages and can be seen, consumed both in metros and rural areas. Across local shops in India, Indian rusk is more commonly available than biscuits. The rusk is hard at first but when dipped in hot tea becomes soft and delectable, & can be comfortably eaten by everyone! They are also very economical unlike other biscuits and never go out of style, the classic rusk is still widely eaten across India. Rusk is one of the healthiest Greek foods and contains  high nutritional value. A rusk is a hard, twice-baked, dehydrated bread, that lasts much longer than fresh bread.
Rusk with masala chai was the norm earlier and still holds it own, but over time the rusk has been experimented with. As we now have different versions of the rusk which include the cake rusk, tooti-frooti rusk and a few more.
Rusk with Chai
Ingredients: Wheat flour 1 cup, baking powder, 2 eggs, 2 spoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of Vanilla essence, and half a cup of butter.
Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180° then add 2 spoons of sugar to half a cup of butter along with the eggs and beat until the mixture becomes smooth and creamy.
2. Both the eggs and butter should be at room temperature.
3. Add 1 Tbspn vanilla essence too.
4. Now fold in the 2 dry ingredients into it. Beat until the mixture looks well blended.
5. Grease a squarish pan.
6. Pour the batter into it.
7. Bake it for 30 to 40 minutes.
8. Remove the cake and cut into long wide strips or big slices.
9. Bake them again until crisp for about 15 minutes.
10. Lower the oven temperature down by 30°
11. Arrange them on the baking tray leaving some space.
12. After 10 minutes, flip them to the other side.
13. They should appear to be brown from all the sides.
14. Store them in an airtight container after they cool down completely.
15. Now dip them with tea!

For a healthier option try DIP classic rusks, they are prepared using the best available ingredients and contain no preservatives whatsoever. A perfect healthy snack, simply dip them in your tea or coffee and experience the melting sweetness in your mouth.
Although commonly consumed with tea, rusk can be used to make a lip smacking chutney. You can check out our incredible rusk chutney recipe here.  This incredible chutney can be paired with a variety of Indian snacks.
Rusk Chutney
Ingredients: You will need 2 pieces of rusks, ½ cup capsicum. 4 garlic cloves, ¼ cup of roasted peanuts, a small bunch of coriander leaves, 3-4 table spoons of lemon juice, 1 green chili, ½ a cup of water and some salt to taste.
Instructions:

1. First chop the rusk, capsicum, wash coriander & roast peanuts.
2. Squeeze juice from the lemon.
3. Blend all the ingredients together.
4. Now serve them as a dip to idli and dosas and enjoy your healthy snack.

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