Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Nan Khatai

When I urgently needed the recipe for Nan Khatai to take as a gift when visiting a relative, I came across this recipe. It turned out the way I used to make earlier on and had lost the recipe. Thanks, Vaishali, for sharing your MIL's much coveted recipe here - she sounds like my mom who has her own rules for cooking. I am not complaining - we have always got some terrific food out of her kitchen! :)


Ingredients: 
Makes approx. 20 biscuits (as shown in pic)
  • 1 cup White flour (Maida)
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar (White sugar is also ok)
  • Ground Cardamom Powder - 1 tbsp
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 6 tbsp Ghee (I used home-made Ghee from butter)

Method: 

  • Mix the dry ingredients - Flour, Sugar, Cardamom Powder, Baking Powder and Salt.
  • Add the Ghee (preferably room temperature) to the above. Knead the dough - it will be like the dough meant for roti\paratha, slightly more wet. Keep it aside for a few mins to an hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (or 180°C).
  • Divide the dough into 20 equal portions. Shape those portions into oval shape balls. Place an almond or any other nut of choice as decoration.
  • Arrange them on the baking sheet giving them enough space to expand and bake evenly.
  • Bake in the pre-heated oven for approx 15 minutes. Keep a close watch for the first batch coz every oven differs and you don't want to burn the nan khatais.
  • Take them out of the oven immediately and let them cool. I move them to a different tray to stop the baking process sooner.
  • Store in an air-tight container if you manage to keep some for later. ;)


Enjoy the snacking!

Update on 04/13/2012:

This  goes to Surabhi's event "Let's Part Every Month" with this month's theme being "Snacks".The event page is here. Check out all the wonderful posts her event has received!

5 comments:

Kavi said...

Wow, these Nan Khatais look amazing!! :) Great recipe. :)
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Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

wasnt this we all looked forward to during the summer breaks. My mom and aunt used to make them often... oooh love it...

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Pragyan said...

@Kavi - Thanks! They taste yumm and are gone in no time!

@Somoo - Same here! Ma also used to make them fresh - I also remember getting from this store in Bapuji Nagar - wonder if it is still around? They used to have the cookies neatly stacked in glass jars. Also it used to be in a store near the gas station near Capital Market - that store has been long gone unfortunately!

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