Festive Nankhatai: Easy Recipe
Mithai Masti
Quick Treats
Published on
Aug 23, 2024
It’s festive season and your baking fever has just struck; what to make? This nankhatai recipe is the perfect choice. Melt-in-your-mouth Indian shortbread cookies, it’s the perfect festive dessert to impress your guests! Making nankhatai at home couldn’t be easier with this simple nankhatai recipe.
Prep time
10 min
Cook time
20 min
Total
30 min
Serves
6
people
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup refined flour
- 1 tbsp semolina
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ tsp baking soda
How to make :
Festive Nankhatai: Easy Recipe
- Add ½ cup of softened unsalted butter to a mixing bowl along with ½ cup of powdered sugar and whisk with an electric mixer.
- Add 1 cup of refined flour and 1 tbsp of semolina to the butter mixture.
- Sprinkle ½ tsp of cardamom powder and a pinch of salt along with ¼ tsp baking soda before mixing everything together with a spatula.
- Make a dough with your hands and break off small portions to make the nankhatai.
- Place a single cashew nut and pistachio in the centre of each portion before putting it in a preheated oven at 180°C for 18–20 min.
Special Tip
You can add some rose extract to give it a rich taste.
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