Nankhatai - The Famous Indian Cookie

Can make upto 20-25 small Nankhatai's

Ingredients

1. Maida - 1 cup
2. Sugar - 1/2 cup
3. Ghee / Dalda-1/2 cup (melted and cooled)
4. Baking Soda - 1/2 Tsp
5. Cardamon Seeds - 5-6
6. Almonds(Badam) chopped- 8-10

Preparation

• Powder sugar and cardamom seeds in a mixer and keep aside.
• In a bowl sift together maida, baking soda and powdered sugar-cardamom mix.
• Add chopped almonds into the bowl.
• Now add the melted ghee /dalda , 1 Tbsp each at a time and mix together to form a dough.
• Knead the dough with your finger tips until it starts to come together.
• Rest the dough for about an hour .After one hour preheat the oven to 170C.
• Make balls of small size and then roll them smooth and place it on an ungreased baking tray/cookie tray.
• Bake at 170C for 20-25 minutes.

Note 

• If you feel the dough is sticky, add 1-2 Tbsp of flour and knead again.
• If you add more flour, nankhatai's would turn out hard.
• There is no need for the nankhatai's to change it color while baking.

Recipe Source : Easy Cooking