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    Home » Recipes » Baking

    Nankhatai recipe | Wheat flour nan khatai

    Updated on May 3, 2022 by Raks Anand 56 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Nankhatai is a desi cookie made in Indian households for festival season especially. This recipe with just 3 main ingredients, made with wheat flour, and little maida.

    nankhatai recipe with wheat flour
    Atta nankhatai

    Be it for festivals or for gifting, you can make it in a jiffy.

    Check out my millet cookies and tutti frutti cookies in this website.

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    This is one among the several to try baking list for long time. I had no idea about the recipe, so was waiting for a good recipe.

    And my friend Sangeeta came like an angel 😇 at time for this Diwali 2014, with this recipe which was from her mamis.

    When she made it and came out good, immediately she sent pictures in whatsapp along with the recipe.

    I was so happy and the very next day I baked these beauties. Yes, beauties!!😊

    She told, most people make it with maida and besan but this one is with ¾th wheat flour/ atta and maida.

    This will be really a perfect snack for you kid’s snack box, its healthier than the store bought cookies and handmade with lots of love😍.

    And for this festival season, this is perfect for gifting, just bake it in batches, pack neatly in cute gift boxes and gift for your near and dears for this Diwali.

    They will be amazed for sure. So Bake this easy cookies and send me your pictures to my email ID or as message in Facebook page and I will as usual happily share it in Facebook page, Tried and tasted album😊.

    nankhatai
    wheat flour nankhatai

    Instructions

    1. In a mixer, place sugar along with elachi and powder it. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
    powder sugar

    2. In the same mixer, coarsely powder pistachios, keep aside. Preheat the oven at 190 deg C or 375 F.

    pistachio

    3. Add atta, maida to the powdered sugar along with baking powder. Mix well.

    mix

    4. Add ghee little by little rubbing as you add. You may not need all, may be 1 tablespoon you can reserve. You should add ghee to form a dough. No water.

    ghee

    5. In a baking tray, line with cookie sheet or grease with ghee, dust with a teaspoon of flour. Make equal sized balls (15) out of the dough. Flatten slightly, not too much.

    make balls

    6. Cut with a knife to make a crisscross pattern in the top middle of the cookie. Add a pinch of powdered pistachios over each cut.

    slit

    7. Bake it for 12 to 15 minutes at 190 deg. C/ 375 F. The cookie should not change in colour to dark brown. When it just starts golden in colour in the sides, that is enough. Cool in wire rack before storing in an airtight container.

    bake

    Aren't they perfect for gifting your friends and relatives this Diwali? Easy for you to bake too!

    nankhatai
    Atta nankhatai

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    nankhatai recipe with wheat flour
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    Nankhatai recipe

    Nankhatai is a desi cookie made in Indian households for festival season especially. This recipe with just 3 main ingredients, made with wheat flour, and little maida.
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
    Servings 15 cookies
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • ¾ cup Wheat flour Atta
    • ¼ cup All purpose flour Maida
    • ½ cup Sugar
    • ½ cup Ghee melted, may not need all
    • 1 Cardamom
    • 1 pinch Baking powder generous
    • 10 Pistachios for decoration
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    Instructions

    • In a mixer, place sugar along with cardamom and powder it.
    • Transfer to a mixing bowl.
    • In the same mixer, coarsely powder pistachios, keep aside.
    • Preheat the oven at 190 deg C or 375 F.
    • Add atta, maida to the powdered sugar along with baking powder. Mix well.
    • Add ghee little by little rubbing as you add. You may not need all, may be 1 tablespoon you can reserve. Should add ghee to form a dough, no water.
    • In a baking tray, line with cookie sheet or grease with ghee, dust with a teaspoon of flour.
    • Make equal sized balls (15) out of the dough. Flatten slightly, not too much.
    • Cut with a knife to make a criss-cross pattern in the top middle of the cookie.
    • Add a pinch of powdered pistachios over each cut.
    • Bake it for 12 to 15 minutes at 190 deg. C/ 375 F.
    • The cookie should not change in colour to dark brown. When it just starts golden in colour in the sides, that is enough.
    • Cool in wire rack before storing in an airtight container.

    Notes

    • Add ghee gradually, do not end up in adding more than needed. The dough should hold its shape, if not, ghee is more.
    • The ghee amount may vary depending on the flour, so handle accordingly.
    • I felt if the cookies are made smaller, it looked more cute than this. So make it smaller if you wish.
    • This cookie will be sweet, if you want, reduce 1 or 2 tablespoon of sugar.
    • I made in two batches, second batch gets baked quickly. So always keep an eye after 10 mins of baking.
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    Comments

    1. Ramya Venkateswaran

      October 14, 2014 at 7:53 am

      Wow my favourite and am missing baking badly and now am virtually enjoying here.love the cute prop

      Reply
    2. jeyashri suresh

      October 14, 2014 at 7:54 am

      Perfectly baked nankhattais. My all time fav cookies.

      Reply
    3. Priya Srinivasan

      October 14, 2014 at 8:10 am

      Looks perfect!!!! Definitely irresistible!! 🙂

      Reply
    4. sumija sukumar

      October 14, 2014 at 8:30 am

      Looks yummy! And as usual catchy pics! Gonna try it tomorrow itself. Thank u Raji for simple & tasty receipes. Can u let me know the temprature level for baking?

      Reply
    5. Fatima Nayani

      October 14, 2014 at 8:42 am

      Surely a perfect gift. I just love cookies! And your pics are so tempting that I feel like having this now. I'll try them soon.

      Reply
    6. maheshkumar narayan

      October 14, 2014 at 8:49 am

      Don't have preheated oven in my home any alternative options bro bake

      Reply
    7. Raks anand

      October 14, 2014 at 9:24 am

      Updated now 🙂

      Reply
    8. AparnaRajeshkumar

      October 14, 2014 at 1:12 pm

      loved the set up with gift bag 😀 cute thing to present

      Reply
    9. Raks anand

      October 14, 2014 at 2:53 pm

      Sorry no idea.

      Reply
    10. Kurinji

      October 14, 2014 at 6:01 pm

      yummy...

      Reply
    11. KS

      October 14, 2014 at 7:29 pm

      Raks, can powdered sugar be used instead of powdering granulated sugar?

      Reply
    12. sumija sukumar

      October 15, 2014 at 2:27 am

      This comment has been removed by the author.

      Reply
    13. sumija sukumar

      October 15, 2014 at 2:32 am

      Thanks Raji. And today I tried this and came out tasty!! My family liked it. But as a first timer baker, I'm not sure how long it will take to bake. So the first set of cookies got little burnt. So for the next set, I was keenly watching. I request u to mention approximately the time it takes to bake which will help the first time bakers like me!

      Reply
    14. Recipe world

      October 15, 2014 at 3:43 am

      Nice recipe n lovely clicks..love these goodies a lot!

      Reply
    15. Raks anand

      October 15, 2014 at 5:02 am

      if u get pure powdered sugar yes, but use 2 tblsp more

      Reply
    16. siyer

      October 15, 2014 at 8:06 am

      hi, i have samsung convection microwave, and the convection temp setting is 160 180 200 and 220 degree celsius and the recipe demand 190 degrees what to do?

      Reply
    17. shalaka

      October 17, 2014 at 8:35 am

      Hi Raks, Thanks a lot for sharing the wonderful and easy recipe for nankatai. Please let me know how do I share the picture with you.

      Reply
    18. Divya

      October 17, 2014 at 8:35 am

      Will using only all purpose flour change anything?

      Reply
    19. SHARMILEE J

      October 17, 2014 at 8:36 am

      Perfect for the festive season for gifting....looks absolutely beautiful!

      Reply
    20. Priya

      October 17, 2014 at 8:36 am

      Thank you for this yummylicious yet simple recipe. Just made them...and they taste heavenly. ..

      Reply
    21. Raks anand

      October 17, 2014 at 8:38 am

      Nope, just keep an eye while adding ghee, may need less.

      Reply
    22. Raks anand

      October 17, 2014 at 8:39 am

      Hi, you can send it to my facebook page picture attached to the message or to [email protected]

      Reply
    23. Priya

      October 17, 2014 at 10:38 am

      This comment has been removed by the author.

      Reply
    24. Subhashini

      October 18, 2014 at 2:14 pm

      Thank you for such a wonderful recipe. I tried it today and it came out very well. My daughter loved it.

      Reply
    25. sumija sukumar

      October 21, 2014 at 12:55 am

      Can we use butter or oil?

      Reply
    26. Raks anand

      October 21, 2014 at 12:57 am

      Yes can, not sure abt the quantity, add as per needed

      Reply
    27. Sugandhi

      October 21, 2014 at 11:20 am

      Tried this recipe yesterday and came out well. Mainly my daughter aged 12 was very excited as she was allowed to help me since it didn't involve stove and oil. She has suggested me to prepare the same recipe with one variation. She wanted me to add some cocoa and make it as choco nan kattai. Planning to try it today. Will keep you updated. Thank you for this recipe

      Reply
    28. Janani Nandagopal

      October 22, 2014 at 3:59 am

      Hi Raks, Can I replace Pistachios with Almonds and or Pecans

      Reply
    29. Raks anand

      October 22, 2014 at 4:03 am

      Sure can.

      Reply
    30. SV

      November 05, 2014 at 11:42 pm

      Thank you for this delicious cookies! I tried it for Deepavali; my son and husband loved it a lot! I tried it again today it was tasty and yummy.

      Reply
    31. Aaqib Zia

      November 06, 2014 at 10:18 pm

      You Didnt mentioned the oven temperatures for batches??

      Reply
    32. shobs

      November 13, 2014 at 7:30 am

      Hi Raks, i tried this recipe today but the cookies got burnt at the base. I own a 24 liter morphy richards oven. Can you suggest on this. Else the cookies taste great!!

      Reply
    33. Raks anand

      November 13, 2014 at 7:34 am

      You should check your settings in the manual for baking cookies. Sure there should be some options that heats only from top. Use that option.

      Reply
    34. sana navas

      December 17, 2014 at 10:21 am

      Hi Raks tried this recipe and came out really nice.i. have tried other recipes like kadai paneer aloogobi rasam powder... always the resilts were awesome. Than you

      Reply
    35. Jerry

      February 04, 2015 at 6:34 am

      Thanks a lot...Just tried baking & it came out perfect...Just 2 query, can we totally eliminate maida by using full wheat?
      Can I add some flavor to it say chocolate?

      Reply
    36. Raks anand

      February 04, 2015 at 6:39 am

      Sure, try skipping maida and add a tblsp of cocoa.

      Reply
    37. Vrishali

      February 13, 2015 at 9:56 am

      I made these with only whole wheat flour and they were super delicious and soooooo easy to make! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

      Reply
    38. parvathi

      March 23, 2015 at 12:16 am

      can this recipe be made in microwave which has no convection. It has grill and combi options.

      Reply
    39. Raks anand

      March 23, 2015 at 6:44 am

      I am afraid not.

      Reply
    40. kirk

      May 06, 2015 at 7:36 am

      Try baati maker which makes baati on gas. If you don't have that also try putting them on gas on wire rack at a height so only heat reaches them not flames and cover. No idea about time keep checking

      Reply
    41. Manju .Balaraman

      June 18, 2015 at 9:24 am

      Is this like butter biscuits that are sold in local market?

      Reply
    42. Raks anand

      June 18, 2015 at 9:25 am

      It wont be that soft,this will be different texture and taste

      Reply
    43. manisha moolchandani

      October 02, 2015 at 12:17 am

      Hi there.. Ur recepie is just amazing.. I tried so many recepie a but ur was the best.. Totally loved it

      Reply
    44. ithumsi

      October 06, 2015 at 12:12 am

      Raks u rock..... just made this recipe and short bread too came out amazing......

      Reply
    45. Neetha

      October 19, 2015 at 3:14 pm

      can ghee be replace with unsalted butter?

      Reply
    46. Unknown

      November 12, 2015 at 7:59 pm

      can you use brown sugar or guy?

      Reply
    47. Unknown

      November 14, 2015 at 10:14 am

      can you use brown sugar or ghee instead?

      Reply
    48. Raks anand

      November 14, 2015 at 10:24 am

      You can try sure.

      Reply
    49. Raks anand

      November 14, 2015 at 10:25 am

      Sure same you can follow

      Reply
    50. P. Chotai

      November 29, 2015 at 9:05 am

      You can try using pressure cooker to bake

      Reply
    51. Ranjani Sarma

      January 16, 2016 at 9:01 am

      I should be using only heat from top option for this??

      Reply
    52. Raks anand

      January 16, 2016 at 9:14 am

      No, while pre heating, use both heating elements, while baking use only bottom heat

      Reply
    53. Miss Ashu

      October 30, 2016 at 1:01 am

      I don't have atta/wheat flour, with what can i replace and quantity

      Reply
    54. Raks anand

      October 30, 2016 at 1:06 am

      If you do not have atta, you can use maida. If not can try with besan, but I have not tried so, not sure about the measure.If I try sure will post.

      Reply
    55. visuarchie

      January 20, 2017 at 11:54 pm

      Thank you for the recipe.I tried it and was very happy with the result.It was my first attempt at baking and was very happy that my family enjoyed eating the nankattai.I have a small query. Can we add some milk while making the dough instead of using ghee completely? Maybe 2 tbs of milk and the remaining ghee to make the dough.Will it affect the taste of the biscuit?
      Thank you once again.I love all your posts and especially the photos.

      Reply
    56. Raks anand

      January 20, 2017 at 11:56 pm

      I think you can try, I have not tried yet 🙂

      Reply

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