Nan Khatai (Butter cookies)

Nan Khatai

It feels like ages since I have updated this blog. Yes I was lazying around with no motivation to do anything! My sisters tried making Nan khatai and i was tempted to eat those but unfortunately only got to taste it virtually. At 8:30pm I go into my kitchen to try my hands on making some nan-khatai. I checked several recipes online and then made my own version with ingredients I had available. By 9:30pm my cookies as well as my dinner was ready.

Here is my recipe:

Ingredients:
1. 1/2 bowl Flour (Maida)
2. 1/2 bowl Semolina (Sooji)
3. 1/2 bowl Gram flour (besan)
4. 1/2 cup butter
5. 1/2-3/4 bowl powdered sugar
6. Baking soda (I used a pinch of Eno as a replacement)
7. Almonds, walnuts (optional)

Preparation:
1. Preheat oven at 375 F.
2. Mix sugar and butter in a bowl (Caution: Do not melt the butter. Let the butter soften on room temperature)
3. Beat the butter and the sugar mix.
4. Mix the flour mixture in the butter-sugar bowl.  (I added a pinch of Eno as well)
5. Knead the mix so that its soft. It might be a bit sticky. I tried putting the mix in refrigerator for 15 min to let it settle.
6. Make small balls out of the mix.
7. Flatten the ball a bit and place it on the oven sheet.
8. Sprinkle some fine cut almonds and walnuts on top. (this step is optional)
9. Bake the cookies for 15-16 min or until they are brown on the sides.
10. Let the cookies cool for a bit and then store them in an air tight box.

Just out of the oven