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Nankhatai

Nankhatai Recipe | Easy Eggless Nankhatai Recipe

Nankhatai is prepared by mixing plain flour, gram flour, semolina, sugar and ghee. It is a perfect cookie with a cup of tea in the evening. Nankhatai is an Indian shortbread cookie which is very famous all over India.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Course: Sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 24 Makes
Author: Pavani

Ingredients

  • Plain flour/maida-1cup
  • Besan/Gram flour-½cup
  • Semolina/Rava-¼cup
  • Powdered sugar-½cup
  • Cardamom powder-1tsp
  • Ghee-½cup
  • A pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C /356°F.
  • In a large plate sift plain flour, semolina, Besan flour and powdered sugar. Then add cardamom powder and mix well.
  • Add ghee, mix and gather everything to form into a smooth dough. If it is not forming into a dough add 1-2 tablespoon of ghee and mix slowly. Divide the dough into equal portions.
  • Then shape the dough into small balls as you desire (I made mine very small)
  • Roll the balls in your palms like peda and place in a baking tray.
  • Slightly press pistachios in the middle and bake for 20-25 minutes or till light golden colour.
  • Allow to cool them on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then enjoy delicious Nankhatai with a cup of tea.
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