Easiest Way to Make Perfect Nan khatai (Indian shortbread)

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Nan khatai (Indian shortbread) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Nan khatai (Indian shortbread) is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

Nankhatai (Hindi: नानख़ताई, Urdu: نان خطائی‎) are shortbread biscuits, originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in Northern India and Pakistan. Nankhatai, is a traditional Indian biscuit. These shortbread style eggless cookies is crunchy & crumbly with a sensational aroma of cardamom. Nankhatai (Indian shortbread) - a melt-in-mouth, cardamom flavored Indian shortbread or cookie traditionally enjoyed during any festival or get together!

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. 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. Make ready 1/4 cup semolina (sooji)
3. Get Pinch salt
4. Take 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp ghee (solid form)
5. Take 1 cup sugar
6. Get Jam

Does this recipe ring a bell? Nankhatai can be called as Indian shortbread cookies or biscuits. Nankhatai is an Indian style cookie that is a perfect tea time snack. Nan khatai is an authentic Indian sweet and savory eggless cookie that can be easily prepared at home.

Instructions 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.

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