Wednesday 28 March 2018

How to make delicious Nankatai at home

Nankatai Recipe

I can't resist the smell and taste of this soft and sweet cookies of India. They are so mouth watering and so smooth textured they just melt in your mouth.

This cookie can be found in small towns and villages lying on the wooden thela and no one even the grown ups can resist picking up few for themselves.

I always thought it's really difficult to make nankatais as they may get hard or doesnt taste the way they are, but in my first go I was a lucky go happy person and can pat my back with a broad smile and haappiness, cant wait to post this recipe on my blog.

The ingredients are too simple, easily available at home, all you need is a kickstart to bake them and serve them, without consuming a lot of time.

So simply the ingredients are


  • 1 cup maida
  • 1/2 cup besan (gram flour)
  • 2 1/2 tbsp suji
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup desi ghee
  • 1/4 tsp powdered cardamom
  • 1/4 tsp chopped pistachio
What you need to do is

  • In a bowl add maida, suji, besan,powdered sugar, mix well with hands
  • add ghee and knead like a soft dough
  • keep in fridge for 20 mins
  • make small balls and press with thumb in the center
  • sprinkle cardamom powder and pistachio in center
  • line them on a baking tray with parchment paper
  • bake at 180 feg in preheated oven for 25 mins or you see well baked
  • Cool the on wired rack and serve
So the best cookies on earth are on your platter, dont wait just grab and enjoy the delicacy


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