I have made these cookies innumerable times using the same recipe and they have never failed me. Sharing my recipe to make these delicious crunchy Indian shortbread cookies or Nan Khatai.
About This Recipe
Soft are crunchy, these are Indian shortbread like cookies flavored with cardamom.
This recipe can be turn around within 10 minutes. The freshly baked cookies give out an amazing aroma
Ingredients
These sweet requires very basic ingredients. It uses a mixture of Chickpea (besan) and All purpose flour (maida). Cardamom powder is used for flavoring and I garnished them with some almond slivers
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NanKhatai Recipe
This is a perfect Indian cookie to make at home
Print Pin RateServings: 6 people
Calories: 524kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Ghee (use regular butter if not available)
- 1 cup Powdered sugar (sifted)
- 1 tsp Cardamom powder
- 1/2 cup Besan / Chickpea flour
- 1 and 3/4 cup Maida / All purpose flour
- 1 Pinch of salt
- 1/8 tsp Baking soda
- 5 – 6 Almonds (slivered for garnishing)
Instructions
- Sift besan, maida, salt, cardamom powder and baking soda.
- Whisk ghee and powdered sugar till light and fluffy. ( Approx 2-3 minutes on high speed )
- Add the dry mixture in 2-3 batches and fold gently.
- Divide the dough into 20-24 parts and make rounds.
- Press the rounds gently and keep some slivered almonds on top.
- Cover the tray with a cling wrap and refrigerate the cookies for 30 minutes.
- Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees C.
- Grease a cooking sheet with ghee.
- Arrange the cookies on the sheet keeping 2 cm gap between them.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, till slightly browned.
- Remove from oven and cool on a cooling rack.
- Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Note
- These cookies tend to burn very fast, so keep an eye on them while baking.
- Turn the cookies around and see the base. If it’s slightly browned, the cookies are done.
Nutrition Facts
NanKhatai Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 524 Calories from Fat 288
% Daily Value*
Fat 32g49%
Saturated Fat 19g119%
Cholesterol 77mg26%
Sodium 34mg1%
Potassium 137mg4%
Carbohydrates 54g18%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 21g23%
Protein 7g14%
Calcium 15mg2%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Uma Pandey
Thank you for sharing the recipe. I used the same recipe and baked nan khatai. It turned out yum.. I am going to post pictures in fb.
msnehamathur
Thnx for tryin the recipe Uma. I am happy they turned out good for you.
Debbie
I see this recipe calls for.cardamom but it doesn’t say how much?
msnehamathur
Hello Debbie. Thnx for noticing. Will edit the recipe. Thnx again
Nida
would like to know if flour is 1 cup or 1 +3/4 cup
thanks
msnehamathur
It’s 1+3/4 cup Nida
Shubhada
Tried ur nankhatai recipe….they turned really awsome…..Just wanted to know if i replace maida with whole wheat flour…should i keep all other ingredients same or any change is required especially in baking soda measurement….
msnehamathur
Thnx Shubhada. happy that they turned out good for you. To use Whole wheat flour instead of Maida, just increase the amount of Baking soda a little bit.
Isha Agrawal
I tried this recepie today and it came very soft and delicious
Thank you soo much for sharing
Neha Mathur
Thanks for trying 🙂
Mariam
Hello thank you for sharing your recipe, may I ask how much 1 cup equates to in grams? I am aiming to try these but don’t want to get them wrong with measurements 🙂
Neha Mathur
Each ingredient has different weight in grams per cup. Ex Maida 1 cup is about 120gms; Besan 1 cup is about 150gms; powdered sugar 1 cup is about 120gms; and 1 cup butter/ghee is about 225gms.
Mariam
Thank you so much for this breakdown, that’s more than helpful, I will make them and surprise my Daddi today 🙂
Neha Mathur
Welcome!