Steps to Prepare Perfect Nankhatai- Indian shortbread

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, nankhatai- indian shortbread. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Nankhatai- Indian shortbread is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Nankhatai- Indian shortbread is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook nankhatai- indian shortbread using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Nankhatai- Indian shortbread:

1. Prepare 1/2 cup ghee + 1 tbsp extra
2. Make ready 1/2 cup icing sugar
3. Take 1 cup maida(wheat flour)
4. Take 1/2 cup besan (gram flour or chickpea flour)
5. Make ready 1/4 cup suji (semolina)
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
7. Make ready 1/4 tsp salt
8. Make ready Some chopped pistachios for garnishing

Instructions to make Nankhatai- Indian shortbread:

1. Whisk ghee (soft not melted) and sugar until its creamy
2. Add in all flours and cardamom powder
3. Use your palm to mix everything. Once all lumps are gone start kneading it. At this stage if you knead more ghee, put it and knead to a soft dough. It will take time, be patient please
4. Once that dough is formed, keep in fridge for 15 mins
5. Preheat oven at 180C fan forced and line a baking tray with parchment paper
6. After 15 mins make small balls and flatten them, they wont rise or spread.
7. Bake for 15 mins. check you might need to keep another 5 mins. Make sure they dont turn dark.
8. Let them cool and enjoy with your tea or coffee

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