Naankatai

Men with large aluminium trunks would go house to house selling this lovely aromatic biscuit or cookie. When I was a kid, I would ask my mother to buy this cookie along with another flaky puff called " khaari biscuit". Naankatai as it is called, comes in different varieties and aroma. This simple cardamom flavoured Naankatai is melt in the mouth and takes very few minutes to bake.

Ingredients :

Maida / All purpose flour - 1 cup
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
1 tsp. cardamom powder
1 pinch soda bi carbonate

Method :

1. Mix ghee, cardamom powder, soda and powdered sugar with hand in a one side circular motion till sugar is dispersed in the ghee and it froths to a light colour.

2. Add maida little by little to the ghee and sugar and mix to form a dough.

3. Pre-heat the oven to 360 degrees Farenheit ( 180 degrees Celsius ).

4. Make small balls of the dough and place on a cookie sheet with some gap between the balls and bake for 12 - 15 minutes.

5. As soon as you remove the naankatais from the oven, they will be soft to touch. Once they cool down they will harden. Enjoy these Indian cookies once they are cooled.



This recipe goes to "Baked sweets and Chocolates" hosted by Mythreyee of Paajaka Recipes.


Krishnaarpanam