This is not about a cheesy cartoon movie or a daytime soap. This is my breakfast we are talking.
Marie is a wheat /semolina based biscuit. Khari is a filo dough fried in ghee edible that looks like the picture on the right.
Both are dunk worthy items to be dunked in a hot cup of masala Chaha or Chai or tea.
I grew up with this in erstwhile Bombay as a staple morning go to snack.
What Wheaties or Corn Flakes may be to America few biscuits and tea are to many an Indian or an ex pat to this day. A legacy partly of British making with the introduction of biscuits.
Americans do not know about biscuits. To them a biscuit is a southern delicacy, a sort of dense bread, flaky if made right and had with butter at dinner. Not so in India. A biscuit is a cookie equivalent if that in the sense of its ingredient list.
But American cookies tend to be usually inserted with chocolate pieces, or a nut like pecan, etc. And they are bit too sweet for my taste. A biscuit on the other hand (British kind) are light baked items that are eaten plain or dunked in a hot beverage like milk tea.
I am fortunate I can get my hands on this diet here in the states without too much effort. Not all desi stores carry the brands or product and some are not palatable.
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