Nankatai

Nankatais are sweet flaky biscuits that are made mostly around festival time in India. With just a handful ingredients, you don't need to wait for a festival to enjoy these delicacies. We have done two variations on the basic recipe. Hope you like them as much as we did munching on them.

Grandma's style old fashioned  Nankatais

Prep Time: 20 - 25mins

Ingredients

All purpose flour: 3 cups

Rava / Semolina: 1 cup

Sugar: 1 1/2 cup

Cardamom pods(powdered): 4

Butter: 5 tablespoons

Oil: 3 tablespoons

                                        

Mix the all purpose flour/maida, semolina, cardamom powder and sugar. Melt butter and mix with the oil and pour this into the dry flour mix. Keep mixing till it resembles a pie crust mixture which is very crumbly. Then shape them into small balls and bake  in a greased  tray at 375° F for about 15-20 mins. When they turn into a lightish color and get cracks, they are done. Make sure they don't burn. Cool them and enjoy these snacks at anytime.

Nankatais with a  choco twist

All purpose flour: 3 cups

Rava / Semolina: 1 cup

Sugar: 1 1/2 cup

Cardamom pods (powdered) : 4

Butter: 4 tablespoons

Oil: 2 tablespoons

Milk: 1 tablespoon

Coco Powder: 1/2 teaspoon

With the same base dough, you could make it a little more fancy by altering the ingredients a little. So to the previously mixed dough (maida, semolina, sugar, cardamom powder, butter, oil) add a little milk and baking powder and make a smooth dough. Take out 1 teaspoon of this new dough, mix in the cocoa powder. Make tiny balls of these brown dough and keep aside. With the remaining white dough, shape them into balls and slightly flatten then in your palms and press the centre with your index finger. Now press the lil choc balls in this centre to get a nice pattern.

Bake them in a greased tray at 375° F for about 15- 20 mins.

Enjoy once they are cooled.