Nan khatai (Indian shortbread)
Nan khatai (Indian shortbread)

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, nan khatai (indian shortbread). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Nan khatai (Indian shortbread) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Nan khatai (Indian shortbread) is something that I have loved my whole life.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have nan khatai (indian shortbread) using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Nan khatai (Indian shortbread):
  1. Make ready 1 cup all purpose flour
  2. Get 1/4 cup semolina (sooji)
  3. Take Pinch salt
  4. Get 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp ghee (solid form)
  5. Make ready 1 cup sugar
  6. Prepare Jam

Does this recipe ring a bell? Nan Khatai is Eggless Indian shortbread cookies made with a combination of flours, semolina, ghee and infused with a delicate cardamom flavor. My nankhatai recipe is made with whole wheat flour as well. These delicious Indian cookies are soft, crumbly, light, almost melt in your mouth and super delicious.

Steps to make Nan khatai (Indian shortbread):
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 F degrees.
  2. In a mixing bowl add flour, semolina and and salt and mix till well combined.
  3. In another bowl mix ghee and sugar together till it’s fluffy (I used Kitchen aid mixer)
  4. Add the flour mix (No.1 ingredients) and mix until it become a soft and smooth. Can add a tbspn of milk to make it smoother!
  5. Wrap the dough and rest it for 30 minutes.
  6. After 30 mins, take a dough and make into a ball(in a small marble size). Then flatten the ball slightly with a palm of your hand. Make a shallow hole and add Jam.
  7. Lined the baking tray with grease proof paper and place the flatten shortbread on there. Put in the oven for 25mins or until the bottom turns slightly brown/ golden coulour.
  8. Remove nankhatai from oven and let it cool completely.

Nan khatai has got to do nothing with Naan bread. These are very simple Indian style eggless shortbread cookies with a nutty crumbly texture. It is a pretty common site to find road side vendors, especially in the north of India, selling these freshly baked cookies. Soft and crunchy, Nankhatai is Indian shortbread-like cookies that are loaded with the goodness of ghee/clarified butter, cardamom powder, and almonds. They are super simple to make and so delicious that they will just melt in your mouth.

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