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Nankhatai Recipe | Nankhatai Biscuit Recipe | Nankhatai Cookies Recipe | Eggless Indian Cookies Recipe

Nankhatai is a delicious, crunchy, crumbly, and famous authentic Indian sweet that is equally liked by kids and elders. Nankhatai is also known as Indian shortbread cookies or Nankhatai biscuits or naan khatai recipe.
Course Dessert
Cuisine North Indian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 18
Calories 113kcal
Author Garima Rastogi Dublish

Ingredients

Nankhatai Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Maida / Plain Flour
  • ¾ cup Besan / Gram Flour
  • tbsp Sooji / Semolina
  • ¾ cup Powder Sugar
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Cardamom Powder
  • ½ cup Ghee / Slightly Melted Butter
  • 10 pieces Pistachios (chopped for topping)
  • 10 pieces Almonds (chopped for topping)
  • 1 Baking Paper (as per the size of baking tray)

Instructions

How to make nankhatai:

  • Firstly, take a bowl, add dry ingredients maida, besan, sooji, salt, and cardamom powder and mix well. Keep aside.
  • Secondly, take another bowl, add powdered sugar and ghee and stir properly.
  • Further, add the mixture of dry ingredients into the ghee sugar mixture.
  • After that, knead into a smooth dough. This nankhatai dough should be smooth enough to be rolled into cookies.
  • Now, pinch a small to medium-sized dough ball from that dough mixture and roll it into a round shape with your hands.
  • Further, flatten the dough ball into a cookie shape and place them on the tray.
  • Repeat the process until the entire dough is utilized.
  • Keep them aside for 10-12 minutes.
  • Further, cut and place the butter paper on top of the baking tray.
  • Now, carefully place each nankhatai cookie or biscuit on butter paper.
  • Additionally, top each of them with chopped pistachios and almonds.
  • Finally, bake them in a preheated Oven / OTG for approx.18-20 mins at 180 degrees c.
  • You can also bake in convection mode in a microwave for 15 mins at 160 degrees.
  • IMP: Baking time may differ based on your model of Oven / OTG or microwave.
  • Keep a check and continue baking until the nankhatai or eggless Indian cookies are cooked through and turn golden brown in color.
  • Further, take out the tray from the oven and let the nankhatai cool down completely. nan khatai is now ready.
  • Finally, serve these delicious and mouth-watering nankhatai or eggless Indian cookies to your dear ones with steaming hot tea and coffee.
  • You can store the remaining in an airtight container for up to one month.

Notes

  • Baking time may differ based on your model of Oven / OTG or microwave.