Name: Nan Khatai recipe by Zeenath Fathima at BetterButter
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: All purpose flour 1 cup; Gram flour or besan 1/2 cup; Semolina or suji 1/2 cup; Powdered sugar 3/4 th cup; Ghee 3/4 th cup; cardamom powder 1 tsp; Almonds or pistachios slivered 3-4 tbsp; Egg yolk one for brushing.; 1 tsp Baking powder

ABOUT Nan Khatai RECIPE

Nan Khatai are shortbread cookies popular in India and Pakistan. The name is derived from a Persian word Nan meaning bread and word Khatai in Afghan meaning biscuit.

Ingredients Serving: 5

All purpose flour 1 cup
Gram flour or besan 1/2 cup
Semolina or suji 1/2 cup
Powdered sugar 3/4 th cup
Ghee 3/4 th cup
cardamom powder 1 tsp
Almonds or pistachios slivered 3-4 tbsp
Egg yolk one for brushing.
1 tsp Baking powder

Instructions

First melt ghee in microwave . Then put in freezer for half an hour .
Take it out of the freezer and mix all the other ingredients .
Preheat the oven at 180° .
Let the ghee sit in the freezer for another 10 mins.
Shape them into round balls and press down a teeny bit , to create a dent . Place sliver almonds or pistachios on them.
Arrange them in a greased baking tray and bake for 18-20 mins .

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