Friday, June 28, 2013

Naan Khatai recipe


Naan Khatai is an Indian shortbread biscuit made with flour, semolina and usually spiced with nutmeg and cardamon

                                1. In a mixing bowl add 2 cups of oil

                                 2. Add 11/2 cups of ghee (clarified butter)

                                3. Add 1 1/2 cups of castor sugar

                                4. Blend all the above ingredients in a mixing machine like the
                                    one depicted above

                                5. Separate the yolk from 4 eggs

                                6. Add the 4 egg yolks to the mixture

                                7. Add 41/2 to 5 cups of flour to make a smooth soft dough

                                8. Add a pinch of salt
                                   1 tsp cardamon (elachi)
                                   1/2 tsp nutmeg
                                   2 tblsp semolina
                                   
                                9. Add 3 tsp full baking powder

                                10. Add 3/4 cup ground almonds

                                11. Mix all the above ingredients together to form a soft, smooth
                                      dough

                                12. Divide the dough into several small portions and shape into
                                       even sized balls.


                                13. Decorate with cherries and coloured almonds as depicted above

                                14. Bake in the oven at 150 degrees until brown
                                   
                               15. Enjoy the biscuits with a steaming hot cup of tea!!!