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Nankhatai Recipe - Indian Shortbread Cookies

Nankhatai Recipe - Indian Shortbread Cookies

Nankhatai is a delicious, melt-in-mouth cardamom flavoured eggless Indian shortbread cookie usually serve with tea.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Brunch
Cuisine Indian
Servings 29 cookies
Calories 46 kcal

Equipment

  • oven
  • baking tray
  • Mixing Bowl
  • wire whisk

Ingredients
  

For Nankhatai

  • 1.25 cups all-purpose flour maida
  • 4 tablespoons semolina rava/suji
  • 3 tablespoons natural yogurt at room temperature
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 cup ghee can be made from butter
  • 0.5 cup confectioners’ sugar or according to taste
  • 0.75 tablespoons cardamom powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • chopped pistachio for garnishing

Instructions
 

Making Nankhatai

  • Preheat the oven to 175°C. Line a baking tray with the parchment paper.
  • Add ghee and sugar to a large bowl. Beat them using a wire whisk until smooth and soft.
  • Add yogurt and beat again until fluffy.
  • Add flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom powder, and vanilla.
  • Mix well and make a dough using the hand.
  • Add semolina and mix well again.
  • Divide the dough into 28-30 equal portions and make round shaped balls from it.
  • Press each ball with the index finger and top with chopped pistachio and press gently again.
  • Cookies will rise, so try to keep enough space in between each cookie. Place the baking tray in a preheated oven and bake at 175°C for 20-22 mins or until they turn light golden in color.
  • Remove them from oven and transfer cookies on a wire rack. They will be nice and crisp when they cool-down.
  • Serve at room temperature with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 46kcal
Keyword cardamom cookies, eggless cookies, Indian desserts, Nankhatai, shortbread cookies, tea snacks
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