Рецепт Kesar nankhatai biscuit or kesar flavoured nankhatai cookies recipe
Kesar nankhatai biscuit or kesar flavoured nankhatai cookies recipe
Kesar nankhatai is a perfect tea time snack and very delicious due to the taste of saffron and colour of saffron added to it. They are Indian short bread cookies made with all purpose flour, ghee and little semolina added to it. It is not only easy and quick to make but delicious too. Nankhatai is a popular cookie which is equally liked by kids as well as elders.
Prep Time : 20 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Indian cuisine
INGREDIENTS
- All purpose flour or maida – 1 1/2 cups
- Powdered sugar – 1 cup
- Ghee – 3/4 cup
- Yoghurt/curd – 2 tablespoons
- Semolina or rava – 1/4 cup
- Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon
- Kesar or Saffron strings – 10 to 12 (soaked in milk)
- Cooking soda – 1/4 teaspoon
- A pinch of salt
- Chopped almonds for garnishing
HOW TO MAKE OR PREPARE KESAR NANKHATAI RECIPE
Soak saffron strings in 2-3 tablespoons of milk for 20 minutes.
Take a mixing bowl. Add ghee and powdered sugar and whisk well till it is light, creamy and fluffy.
Sift/sieve in the all purpose flour, cooking soda and a pinch of salt into this ghee-sugar mixture and mix well.
Now add cardamom powder, saffron milk and semolina and combine together. Finally add curd and knead well to a smooth dough.
Divide the dough into small portions. Form small round flat balls of dough and keep it ready.
Grease and line baking tray/tin and arrange the flat balls on the baking tray. Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Allow it to cool down. Nankhatais are now ready to be served.
Store nankhatais in an airtight container and serve with tea/coffee as a evening snack or enjoy the cookies as it is.
TIPS/NOTES
Temperatures vary in different ovens. So always keep an eye while baking. If the nankhatais are not baked enough, bake them for few more minutes.