Nankhatai | Indian cookies | How to make Nankhatai
Indian Cuisine
Ingredients
- 1 cup Brown Bread
- 2 tbsp gram flour
- 2 tbsp semolina
- 1/2 cup ghee/oil
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds
- 7 Almonds
- 7 Pistachios
- 2 tsp milk powder
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, take 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 2 tbsp besan and 2 tbsp of semolina (suji) and mix.
- 2
In another bowl, take a little more than 1/2 cup ghee (clarified butter) and add 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp of powdered sugar and mix well till puffy. Then add 1 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp cardamom powder.
- 3
Add the flour mix gradually into this bowl and mix well. You can add 1 to 2 tsps of milk only if the dough is too dry. Form a dough and spread some ghee on a baking tray.
- 4
Shape the nankhatais in your desired shape and flatten them.
- 5
Make a slit vertically and horizontally.
- 6
Top them up with chopped dry fruits like almonds or pistachios.
- 7
Microwave them at convection 180° for about 18-20 mins. Makes around 13 nankhatai
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