I am a deep lover of Nan Khatais and today I tried the
recipe of one of my talented blogger friends Ruchi Airen and it turned out to
be scrumptious. Ruchi and me got to know each other at Cal and I always love
her all the posts because of their simplicity and energy level. Usually I used
to bake the Nan Khatais only using plain flour, however Ruchi’s recipe had
semolina and chick pea flour as well, which I found to be interesting and
thought of giving a try.
Ruchi has explained her recipe very well which makes it easy
to follow, which is the reason I have got the best of khasta nan khatais as per
its name. My husband and I are very happy with the flavours and we’ve
already bookmarked it for repetitions in future, and I am sure it will be
ringing bells in my kitchen soon. Sharing this with you all too.
Ingredients
- All purpose flour/Maida : 2 cups
- Semolina/sooji : 1 cup
- Chickpea flour/besan : 1/2 cup
- Clarified butter/Ghee : 1 1/2 - 2 cups (may vary to knead the dough)
- Sugar : 1 1/2 cups (powdered)
- Elaichi powder : to granish
- Pistachios (coarsely Pounded) to garnish
Method:
- Mix all purpose flour, Semolina, besan and sugar together.
- Add ghee to the dry mixture and try to knead the dough. Donot overwork with it otherwise the nankhatais won't be flaky.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15-20 minutes.
- Now make small flat balls/ Pedas and place on baking sheet. Using a knife, cut a cross in the middle of each.
- Press some elaichi powder and pistachios in the middle.
- Rest the cookie balls in the refrigerator for another 15-20 minutes.
- Bake at 190°C for 15-20 minutes (depending on the oven)
- Completely cool on a wire rack and then store in an air tight container.
Link to the original recipe http://www.foodfellas4you.com/khasta-nankhatais/
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Thanks and Happy Baking
Priyanka :)
