Place all dry ingredients in a bowl, pour in the oil mixing with fingertips. Then add enough water to make a dough which comes cleanly away from the sides of the bowl and which isn’t sticky to the touch. (approx 2 x 15ml tablespoons).
Roll out onto a floured surface to 4mm thick, and use a biscuit cutter to form biscuits. After you have cut lots of shapes, squidge the leftovers together, re roll and cut out more until all dough is used up.
Bake at gas mark 6 for 8 mins with this sized cookie cutter (We made 41 biscuits, so if you’ve made lots less, add a few mins cooking time!)oven: 200C/180C fan/gas 6
Make this sized batch twice in the month.
Notes
What changes can I make
Swap the raisins for any other dried fruit you have, or leave them out altogether
Add some flavouring essence - vanilla, lemon, orange or even peppermint
Add some instant coffee dissolved into a tiny amount of water (a teaspoon)
Swap ordinary granulated for dark brown Muscovado
Try reducing the sugar, maybe by as much as 50%
Omit the garam masala, or swap for cinnamon or mixed spice
Need gluten free?Just swap the flour for gluten free flour
Swap half the flour for oats that you have whizzed in a food processor