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Cookies form an integral part of tea time and are one of the best foods to munch on when craving something good and comforting. You'll be surprised to know that India has some amazing native cookies whose recipes developed over the years as a result of various cultural influences. Here are some of the Indian cookies that one must definitely try and not give a miss! (Images courtesy: iStock)

This is one of the specialities of Kerala and is popularly made during the Christmas celebrations. This cookie is also known as ‘rose cookie’ as it has a rose-like shape. Made with a blend of rice flour, wheat flour, eggs, coconut milk and sugar, this cookie is just amazing in taste. Sometimes, to accentuate the taste, Keralites also add spices like fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and sesame seeds in it.

This popular biscuit is from the ‘Silicon Valley of India’ and is also known as Masala Biscuits. It is buttery and flaky and is savoury in taste and is one of the best cookies, you can have with tea. Not just in Bengaluru, but Khara biscuits are available throughout South India in Iyengar bakery which popularised these biscuits. They are made with all-purpose flour, yoghurt, ginger, and ajwain and are often flavoured with coriander leaves, chillies and curry leaves to increase the taste.

Typically, a cardamom-flavoured biscuit, this is a popular cookie from the ‘paradise on earth’ and is popularly made on ‘Pann Deun’, which is an auspicious occasion for Kashmiri Pandits and is also known as ‘Vinayak Choram Te Aathwaar’. Kashmiri Roth is made by the eldest married lady of the house who follows a certain procedure for preparing them. These cookies are made using maida, chilled butter, sugar, milk powder, poppy seeds, coconut slices and flavoured with brown cardamom. These cookies are first offered to the Goddess of Harvest as a ‘Bhog’ and then only distributed among the family members. (Image courtesy: Instagram/@treasurepleasure1928)

Believed to have originated in Surat, Gujarat, this is one of the popular cookies of India that have gained popularity over the years. This amazing cookie is enjoyed with masala chai and is made with maida, ghee, salt, sugar and baking powder. The healthier version of this cookie is made with a melange of besan, semolina/rava and wheat flour with sugar, ghee and baking powder. This cookie is made in such a way that it melts in the mouth in just an instant.

This is a popular savoury biscuit from the ‘Land of Temples’ and is quite a crispy one. This spiral-shaped fried biscuit is often enjoyed as a tea-time snack and is made with a dough of rice flour, urad dal or roasted gram flour and spices like carom seeds, sesame seeds, red chilli powder, asafoetida, and salt. This dough is punched in a machine that makes perfect spirals on butter paper and then fried to perfection. Often, murukku is made at festivals like Diwali and Dusshera.

Though the origin of these cookies is still unknown probably they came from Uttar Pradesh and are a popular biscuit that people used to have in the 90s. These biscuits were made with atta, ghee and sugar and the common people’s answer to cookies in the olden times.

Also called butter cookies, these cookies are probably one of the best ones in India that literally melt in the mouth in just a bite. These classic cookies are simple yet delicious and probably one of the best gifts for anyone who loves cookies. The butter used for making these cookies is imported from the ‘Shrewsbury’ town in the UK, which gives them an authentic taste and flavour. These cookies are made of maida, egg, milk, butter, sugar and a little salt and are perfect for anyone.

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