How to make Nankhatai Sandwich -
Crumbly and soft Indian short bread cookies served in a different form.
This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Mummy Ka Magic.
Main Ingredients : Refined flour (maida) (मैदा), Powdered sugar (पिसी हुई चीनी)
Cuisine : Indian
Course : Desserts
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Nankhatai Sandwich Recipe Card
History of Indian cuisine dates back to nearly 5,000-years ago when various groups and cultures interacted with India that led to a diversity of flavours and regional cuisines.
Indian cuisine comprises of a number of regional cuisines. The diversity in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic group and occupations, these cuisines differ from each other mainly due to the use of locally available spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits. Indian food is also influenced by religious and cultural choices and traditions.
Foreign invasions, trade relations and colonialism had introduced certain foods to the country like potato, chillies and breadfruit.
Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 11-15 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for Nankhatai Sandwich Recipe
Refined flour (maida) 3 cups
Powdered sugar 1 1/2 cups
Gram flour (besan) 1 cup
Baking soda 1/2 teaspoon
Baking powder 1 teaspoon
Green cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon
Ghee 1 1/2 cups
Icing sugar butter 1 cup
Khoya/mawa grated 1/2 cup
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven at 180ºC.
Step 2
Sift together refined flour, powdered sugar, gram flour, baking soda and baking powder into a bowl. Mix.
Step 3
Add cardamom powder and mix. Add ghee, slowly, mix and knead into a stiff dough.
Step 4
Divide the dough into equal portions and shape them into cookies. These are nankhatais.
Step 5
Place the nankhatais on a baking tray, put the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
Step 6
Combine butter-sugar icing and khoya in a bowl and mix well.
Step 7
Spread a spoonful of the khoya mixture on the underside of a nankhatai. Place on a serving platter, cover with another nankhatai and serve immediately.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 5052 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 611.7 gm
Protein : 77.5 gm
Fat : 254.8 gm
Other : Zinc- 3.8mg
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