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Nankhatai Recipe
A delicious classic Indian cookie, Nankhatai is a traditional Indian shortbread!
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Prep Time:
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
45
minutes
minutes
Servings:
10
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INGREDIENTS
1x
2x
3x
▢
¾
cup
Butter
Room Temperature
▢
⅔
cup
Icing Sugar
Corn free powdered sugar
▢
1
Large Egg
▢
1
tsp
Vanilla Extract
▢
½
cup
Semolina
▢
¼
tsp
Cardamom
Ground
▢
1.5
cup
All Purpose Flour
▢
½
tsp
Baking Powder
▢
½
tsp
Food Colouring
Traditionally Orange.
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C).
Cream together butter and icing sugar.
Beat in the egg, followed by the vanilla.
Slowly beat in the semolina and cardamom.
Sift together the flour and baking powder. Beat into the batter until the dough is formed.
Separate the dough into 10 evenly sized portions. Roll each ball in your palm to make a ball and flatten. Place on baking sheet.
Create a dot at the centre of the cookie with food colouring.
Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. The cookies should just start to look golden brown before you remove them from the oven.
Allow cookies to cool and serve with Chai, Coffee, or milk.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
Nankhatai Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories
251
Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
14g
22%
Saturated Fat 9g
45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol
37mg
12%
Sodium
123mg
5%
Potassium
21mg
1%
Total Carbohydrates
27g
9%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Sugars 8g
Protein
4g
8%
Vitamin A
9%
Calcium
2%
Iron
7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Nankhatai Recipe
Serving Size
1 cookie
Amount per Serving
Calories
251
% Daily Value*
Fat
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
9
g
56
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
37
mg
12
%
Sodium
123
mg
5
%
Potassium
21
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
27
g
9
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
8
g
9
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
450
IU
9
%
Calcium
20
mg
2
%
Iron
1.3
mg
7
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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