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Nan Khatai | Indian Cookies
15
minutes
minutes
15
minutes
minutes
30
minutes
minutes
Servings:
36
pieces
Author:
Alpa Jain
Nan khatai are popular Indian cookies served as a snack with tea. This is an easy recipe to make nan khatai at home in the oven or in the air fryer.
Equipment
Hand blender
Convection Oven
Air Fryer
Ingredients
▢
1
cup
Ghee
▢
1
cup
Organic cane sugar
(powdered, or icing sugar)
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2
cup
All-purpose flour
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½
cup
Chickpea flour
(besan)
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¼
cup
Semolina
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½
teaspoon
Cardamom powder
Instructions
In a mixing bowl add ghee and powdered sugar.
Blend sugar and ghee mixture using a hand blender whisk attachment on low speed until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix them into a soft dough using a spatula.
Make small balls of about 20 grams each and flatten them between your palms.
Bake nan khatai in the oven
Preheat the oven to 350 °F with the rack at mid-level.
Place the flattened dough balls on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Bake the nan khatai cookies in the oven for 15-18 minutes until the edges start becoming slightly golden brown.
Allow the cookies to cool down completely before serving.
Make nan khatai in an air fryer
Preheat the air fryer to 330 °F
Place the flattened dough balls in the air fryer basket lined with parchment paper.
Air fry for 8 minutes on 330 °F.
Remove the basket and allow the cookies to cool down before taking them out of the air fryer basket. (else they can break)
Notes
It is best to weigh the ingredients to get a consistent result every time. (Click on the metric link below the ingredients list)
Nutrition
Calories:
97
kcal
(5%)
|
Carbohydrates:
12
g
(4%)
|
Protein:
1
g
(2%)
|
Fat:
5
g
(8%)
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
(19%)
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
13
mg
(4%)
|
Sodium:
1
mg
|
Potassium:
22
mg
(1%)
|
Fiber:
1
g
(4%)
|
Sugar:
6
g
(7%)
|
Vitamin A:
1
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
(1%)
|
Calcium:
2
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg
(6%)