Nankhatai Recipe
By: Anita Mokashi
Published: Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 12:40am

Ingredients




1 cup All purpose flour
½ cup sugar
½ cup ghee
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp cardamom powder

Preparation

1 Sieve all purpose flour, baking soda and cardamom powder. 2 Blend the sugar and ghee till smooth. 3 Add the sieved ingredients to the sugar-ghee mixture. The dough should be kneaded well for at least 7-8 mts. If the dough is not stiff enough to roll out into balls, add a few tbsps of cold milk and chill for a few minutes. 4 Pinch dough and shape into small balls and slightly flatten. Garnish with almonds or pista. 5 Place on a greased tray. 6 Pre heat oven for 15 mts, bake at 180 C for about 20-22 mts. Once baked, the cookie will feel soft on touch. Remove from oven and cool and the cookies will harden. 7 Cool the nankhatais and store in airtight container.

About

Nankhatai is a shortbread cookie from India. It is very close to ‘Pecan Sandies’ in United States. It is made from flour, sugar, clarified butter and nuts.