CARDAMOM BISCUITS (NAN KHATAI)

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Enjoy these traditional Indian cardamom biscuits with a mug of steamy masala chai. Nan khatai are notable for their crumbly texture and butter-rich flavour

Provided by Roopa Gulati

Time 45m

Yield Makes 24 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 green cardamom pods
40g icing sugar
100g unsalted butter, at room temperature
70g self-raising white flour
25g gram flour
25g semolina
24 skin-on almonds or chopped pistachios

Steps:

  • Split the cardamom pods and remove the seeds. Pound the seeds to a powder in a pestle and mortar with 1 tsp of the sugar.
  • Beat the butter until soft, then gradually add the remaining icing sugar and the ground cardamom. Continue beating until light and creamy, about 10 mins.
  • Sieve the flour and gram flour into a bowl and whisk in the semolina and a pinch of salt. Stir into the butter and sugar in two increments. Gently bring everything together into a soft dough.
  • Roll the dough into small, marble-sized balls with your hands and arrange, spaced out, on baking trays lined with baking parchment.
  • Slightly flatten the top of each ball and press a whole almond or some chopped pistachios in the middle of each one. Chill for 20 mins.
  • Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Bake the biscuits for about 20 mins or until golden. Leave to cool before storing in an airtight tin.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 63 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 5 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 0.4 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.05 milligram of sodium

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