Authentic Naan Khatai
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Yield
5 servingsPrep
5 minCook
15 minReady
20 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
all-purpose flour
(plain flour or maida) |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
durum semolina flour
fine sooji (suji) |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
gram
(besan) |
* |
| 1 | pinch |
baking soda
(a little less than 1/2 teaspoon) |
*
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cardamom seeds
green cardamom, coarsely powder (ilaichi) |
|
| ½ | cup |
ghee (clarified butter)
(you can use butter also) |
|
| ½ | cup |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
almonds
optional, sliced |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
pistachio nuts
optional, sliced |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
all-purpose flour
(plain flour or maida) |
|
| 79 | ml |
durum semolina flour
fine sooji (suji) |
|
| 79 | ml |
gram
(besan) |
* |
| 1 | pinch |
baking soda
(a little less than 1/2 teaspoon) |
*
|
| 1.3 | ml |
cardamom seeds
green cardamom, coarsely powder (ilaichi) |
|
| 118 | ml |
ghee (clarified butter)
(you can use butter also) |
|
| 118 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 15 | ml |
almonds
optional, sliced |
|
| 15 | ml |
pistachio nuts
optional, sliced |
|
Directions
Pre heat the oven to 375 degree.
In a bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, gram flour, sooji, baking soda and cardamom powder and set aside.
Let the butter or ghee come to the room temperature (butter should be soft not melted)
Add Ghee (Butter) and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat for two to three minutes until light and fluffy.
Add the flour mix to ghaee and sugar mixture and knead them together to make smooth dough.
Divide the dough into about 24 equal parts and make them into balls.
Press each ball between your palms lightly; every piece should be about¾ inch in thickness.
put few pieces of almonds and pistachios and press them into the dough gently.
Put Nan khatai on a lightly greased baking tray and bake at 375℉ (190℃) for about 13 to 15 minutes or until Nan khatai are lightly gold brown.
After they are lightly golden brown let the Nan Khatais cool down for two to three minutes before taking them off the Tray.
Store in an air tight container at room temperature.
Note-
In authentic recipe ghee is used. But you can use butter or ghee anyting of your choice. I use ghee in this recipe.
