Nankhatai (Recipe-II)
Nankhatai is a Eggless sweet cookie that are crumbly, soft spiced with cardamom that can be easily prepared at home. Nankhatai are a famous Goan Christmas sweet distributed as goodies. You will find nankhatai in most of the local bakeries in Goa. You can prepare nankhatai any time of the year.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Ghee (clarified butter / preferably use Vanaspati)
- 1/2 cup sugar (powdered)
- 1/4 cup Gram flour (besan flour)
- 1/4 cup Rawa (fine)
- 1/2 cup All-pupose flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 12 pieces Cashew nuts halved
Instructions
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1 Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl (not the cashew nuts) . Keep aside.
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2 In a bowl, add sugar and ghee. Beat till light and fluffy.
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3 Mix the dry ingredients.
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4 Make a dough. Cover dough and keep aside for 10 minutes. Preheat oven at 200 deg c.
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5 Make into 10-12 balls and slightly flatten them on a baking tray.
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6 Bake for about 10-12 minutes. Remove tray from oven and leave cookies on baking tray for 5 minutes before you can transfer them on cooling rack. Cool completely on wire rack.
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7 Serve and enjoy the nankhatai!
Recipe Notes
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| Recipe Name | : | Nankhatai (Recipe-II) |
| Author | : | Xanti Pinto |
| Recipe Link | : | https://xantilicious.com/recipe/nankhatai-recipe-ii/ |
| Passive Time | : | 10 minutes |
| Prep Time | : | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | : | 10-12 minutes |
| Serving | : | 10-12 Pc. |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Ghee (clarified butter / preferably use Vanaspati)
- 1/2 cup sugar (powdered)
- 1/4 cup Gram flour (besan flour)
- 1/4 cup Rawa (fine)
- 1/2 cup All-pupose flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 12 pieces Cashew nuts halved
Instructions
| 1 | Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl (not the cashew nuts) . Keep aside. | |
| 2 | In a bowl, add sugar and ghee. Beat till light and fluffy. | |
| 3 | Mix the dry ingredients. | |
| 4 | Make a dough. Cover dough and keep aside for 10 minutes. Preheat oven at 200 deg c. | |
| 5 | Make into 10-12 balls and slightly flatten them on a baking tray. | |
| 6 | Bake for about 10-12 minutes. Remove tray from oven and leave cookies on baking tray for 5 minutes before you can transfer them on cooling rack. Cool completely on wire rack. | |
| 7 | Serve and enjoy the nankhatai! | |
At what temperature should the nankhatai be baked.
hi Chris, its to be baked at 200 Degrees Centigrade.
Could you please tell me whether the top and bottom heating is to be used to bake nankatias, bolinghas and other cookies.
Hi Clara
What kind of oven are you using? Oven or an OTG?
Its an electric oven. where I can use top heating or bottom heating as well as both heating.
Hi clara, BOTH…top and bottom heat ON.
Hi Xanti……..half cup ghee…..is it solid ghee or melted ghee?
Hello mariana
Its ghee at room temperature not melted 🙂
Hi Xanti
Can u help with settings for otg
Hi Diana
What otg settings are you looking for ?
Made these cookies yesterday. The best Nanakhatai I have ever made. Thank you Xanti! Hope to make more recipes from your blog.
That’s nice to hear Neelam …
Thanks so much for trying the recipe and sharing your feedback with me .Sure do try more recipes and do share your feedback 😊thanks
You are welcome. Will surely try your other recipes 🙂
Hey Xanti, can I make these in an air frier?
Hi Nutan
I have not tried baking in an air fryer ,
But if you have tried baking cookies in air fryer then you van go ahead and it should work fine …
Hey Xanti, you have 2 nankhatai recipes, was wondering what’s the difference?? I wanna try making them for the holidays! Tia! Wishing in advance a Merry Christmas n a fantastic New Year to you n your family!!
Hi Xanti,
I tried the nankhatais recipe today… Initially it ws extra soft so cudnt form d balls so added additional maida n sugar… They came out well however they dint brown lk how yrs did…. They were baked perfectly…. I used pure ghee… D colour of the dough ws whittish compared to yrs… Whr did i go wrong