Recipe of Jamie Oliver Nan khatai (Indian shortbread)

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, nan khatai (indian shortbread). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Nankhatai (Hindi: नानख़ताई, Urdu: نان خطائی‎) are shortbread biscuits, originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in Northern India and Pakistan. Nankhatai, is a traditional Indian biscuit. These shortbread style eggless cookies is crunchy & crumbly with a sensational aroma of cardamom. Nankhatai (Indian shortbread) - a melt-in-mouth, cardamom flavored Indian shortbread or cookie traditionally enjoyed during any festival or get together!

Nan khatai (Indian shortbread) is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Nan khatai (Indian shortbread) is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have nan khatai (indian shortbread) using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Nan khatai (Indian shortbread):

1. Make ready 1 cup all purpose flour
2. Get 1/4 cup semolina (sooji)
3. Prepare Pinch salt
4. Take 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp ghee (solid form)
5. Prepare 1 cup sugar
6. Take Jam

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Steps to make Nan khatai (Indian shortbread):

1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 F degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl add flour, semolina and and salt and mix till well combined.
3. In another bowl mix ghee and sugar together till it’s fluffy (I used Kitchen aid mixer)
4. Add the flour mix (No.1 ingredients) and mix until it become a soft and smooth. Can add a tbspn of milk to make it smoother!
5. Wrap the dough and rest it for 30 minutes.
6. After 30 mins, take a dough and make into a ball(in a small marble size). Then flatten the ball slightly with a palm of your hand. Make a shallow hole and add Jam.
7. Lined the baking tray with grease proof paper and place the flatten shortbread on there. Put in the oven for 25mins or until the bottom turns slightly brown/ golden coulour.
8. Remove nankhatai from oven and let it cool completely.

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