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Home » BAKING » Nan khatai recipe | Nankhatai recipe

Nan khatai recipe | Nankhatai recipe

October 14, 2014 by Raks Anand 56 Comments /

Nan khatai recipe Nankhatai
Nankhatai recipe 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 3/4th 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😊.
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Nankhatai recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Sweets
Prep Time: 20 mins    |  Cook time: 15 mins    |  Makes: 15

Ingredients

Wheat flour/ Atta – 3/4 cup


Maida/ All purpose flour – 1/4 cup


Sugar – 1/2 cup


Ghee , melted – 1/2 cup (may not need all)


Elachi/ Cardamom – 1


Baking powder – 1 pinch


Pistachios, for decoration – 10


Method

  1. In a mixer, place sugar along with elachi and powder it. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
  2. 1-powder-sugar

  3. In the same mixer, coarsely powder pistachios, keep aside. Preheat the oven at 190 deg C or 375 F.
  4. 4-make-balls

  5. Add atta, maida to the powdered sugar along with baking powder. Mix well.
  6. 2-mix

  7. Add ghee little by little rubbing as you add. You may not need all, may be 1 tblsp you can reserve. You should add ghee to form a dough. No water.
  8. 3-add-ghee

  9. In a baking tray, line with cookie sheet or grease with ghee, dust with a tsp of flour. Make equal sized balls (15) out of the dough. Flatten slightly, not too much. 5-make-balls
  10. 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.
  11. 6-cut

  12. 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.
  13. 7-bake

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 tblsp of sugar.
    • I made in two batches, second batch gets baked quickly. So always keep an eye after 10 mins of baking.

Aren’t they perfect for gifting your friends and relatives this Diwali 2014? Easy for you to bake too! nan-khatai-diwali

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Filed Under: BAKING, BEGINNER BAKING, INDIAN DIWALI SWEET RECIPES, KIDS CORNER

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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 5, 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 6, 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 4, 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 4, 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 6, 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 2, 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 6, 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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