Ajwain Nan khatai

Ajwain Nan Khatai...sounds different!! is not it???  I had been to a friend's house for tea party and she offered me this cookie.. Just loved it while sipping my tea with it. Thought of baking it in my oven too. So I had all the ingredients in my pantry &  I baked these Delicious cookies. Believe me Just loved to inhale the smell of the carom seeds while baking..finally made the best cookies ever & the best part is it is incredibly easy to make...so easyyy...not to worry we will walk through this recipe step by step...it is super simple..

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour / Maida : 1 cup
Powdered Sugar : 1/2 cup
Ghee / Butter- 1/2 cup, softened but not melted
Cardamom Powder : 1 tsp
Ajwain/ carom seeds- 1tblsp
Baking soda- ½ tsp

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.  Grease the baking tray. I have used cooking spray to bake my nan khatai.
Take bowl. Mix flour , ajwain, cardamom powder& baking powder in a bowl. Set it aside.

Now Mix the butter and sugar together. Butter should be soft. Whip butter/ ghee and sugar till light and creamy in the help of spoon of electric hand beater. 

 Now fold in flour and knead well with your hands. The dough should be soft. if u will find the dough is hard then add little bit curd or milk.
 Divide the dough into equal parts and make them square size with the help of your palms.  and garnish with carom seeds. Bake the prepared cookies for 15 to 18 minutes . 
Then remove from the oven and let them cool down for 2-3 minutes before taking them of the baking sheet. Allow them to cool on a wire rack and store in a airtight container.

Nan Khatai ♥♥♥♥♥

The Homemade Valentine's Day treats R  d sweetest way to say "I love you" 2 the special one in your life..My husband loves cookies & cakes very much..esp sweet things....so this time I decided to make marble cake & Nan khatai for him..& dinner his fav. masala puri & Chole...:) ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

I baked these for my valentine♥ for the 1st time ...It is soo simple recipe, tasty & the aroma of butter is soo good while baking & more over it takes less time to prepare...I baked them for the 1st time & it was superb...

Ingredients:

All purpose flour- ½ cup
Semolina/ sooji- ¼ cup
Gram flr/ beasan- ¼ cup
Baking soda- ½ tsp
Cardamom powder- 1 tsp 
Unsalted butter/ ghee- ½ cup
Sugar- ½ cup
some broken pistachios for garnishing

Method:

Preheat oven at 375 degree F. Grease the baking tray. I have used cooking spray to bake my nan khatai.
Mix flour , Besan , Sooji , cardamom powder& baking powder in a bowl. Set it aside.
Now Mix the butter and sugar together. Butter should be soft. Whip butter/ ghee and sugar till light and creamy in the help of spoon of electric hand beater. 

Now fold in flour and knead well with your hands. The dough should be soft. if u will find the dough is hard then add little bit curd or milk.

Divide dough into small rounds & press them with the help of your palms. Arrange them on the greased baking tray and Put chopped pistachios in centre.

Put them about a inch apart. Bake for 10- 15 minutes till done. let it cool for 5-10 mins. remove & place them on a wire rack.



 Dont over bake. Great to serve with hot hot tea.

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Butter cookies

Ingredients:

125g of soften butter

1/2 cup of sugar

1 egg yolk

2tblsp full cream milk

2 cups of flour

Method:

Take a large bowl. Beat butter. Add sugar and mix till fluffy. Add egg and mix well.

 Combine the batter with the flour. Add in milk and mix well. Mix until dough become soft and not stick on hands.

Make it into a ball, and leave it in fridge for 10 minutes.

Make the batter into 1cm diameter balls.

Arrange the balls on the baking tray. Roll it flat into round shaped cookies.

 Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.

 Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheets and place in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes. This will firm up the dough so the cookies will maintain their shape when baked.

Bake in the preheat oven for 15-20 minutes under 190 deg C. or until cookies are lightly brown. Leave it cool and place it in an air tight bottle.

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