Saturday, September 13, 2014

Whole wheat Nankhatai - Indian spiced cookie


Ingredients:
  • Whole wheat flour - 1 cup
  • Caster Sugar - 1/4 cup 
  • Butter - 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp
  • Semolina - 1/3 cup
  • Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Nutmeg powder - 1/2 tsp



Preparation:
  1. Preheat your oven to 180C / 350F
  2. Grind the semolina into a very fine powder and keep aside
  3. Cream the butter by whisking it continuously
  4. Gradually add sugar and continue to whisk until light and fluffy
  5. Add cardamom and nutmeg powder and mix
  6. Now add semolina and whisk well until all the ingredients have blended well
  7. Finally fold in the flour to make a soft dough
  8. Make small balls of the dough and slightly flatten them with your palm (to about 1/2 inch thickness)
  9. Place them on a baking tray approximately 1 inch apart (The tray need not be greased since butter is a major ingredient in this preparation)
  10. Bake for 18-20 minutes
  11. Remove from oven and let it cool completely on a cooling rack

Makes approximately 20 nankhatai of 5 inch diameter.

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