Wheat Nankatai

Am really into baking mood these days and yesterday tried baking Wheat Nankatai (indian cookies) and as I write this post I am biting into the last nankatai that I baked yesterday. Nankatai are usually made with all purpose flour but I tried  baking them with wheat flour which gives them a crumbly and melt in mouth texture. The combination with wheat flour and semolina is a healthier option too. These should be baked only until the edges begin to brown. This will keep the outside crisp with a soft interior. These are delicious when eaten warm or at room temperature. 

Wheat Nankatai
Ingredients
  1. 1 ¼ cup whole wheat flour
  2. ½ cup Semolina
  3. ¾ cup ghee (melted ghee & add more if the dough beomes dry)
  4. ¾ cup powdered sugar( add more if needed)
  5. a pinchof baking soda
Method
  1. Preheat oven to 150°C.
  2. Add all the dry ingredients & add the ghee little by little until a soft dough is formed. 
  3. Keep this dough to rest in a cool place for 1hr. After an hr the dough might become dry when you'll need to add 1-2 spoon of ghee.  
  4. Make small balls( similar to pedha) of the dough and flatten them.
  5. Arrange on a greased baking cookie tray and bake for 15-20 minutes or till the nankhatai turns golden. 
Note:
  1. The unit of measurement used for this recipe is the katori(Steel one) which yeilds 12 nankatai's
  2. If you use the standard baking cup as a unit of measurement it yeilds 40-50nankatai's according to the size of the balls.
  3. I baked these nankatai's in a gas oven (Cooking range),it can be baked in microwave also in convection mode, but batch of 2-3, please grease the tray or use a baking sheet while baking in microwave.

23 comments:

  1. Sounds delicious Soni. I am also into baking, well I am only into baking. The next time I have some time I will give the receipe of Zukotto ( an italian desert ) or banana loaf or walnut chocolate loaf or muffins (whichever you want)or chocolate mousse (instant, egg-less or belgian). The list is neverending. BTW, love the receipe that you have posted. Try using butter instead of Ghee the next time, it tastes better and lives longer.

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  2. They look delicious ! Will definitely try them ! Happy Baking !

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  3. Anonymous07 July, 2010

    dear soni,
    thank u so much for the nankatai treat. i will try the same in our gas oven. when u will come to abu dhabi i will serve u with the delicious wheat nankatai.
    c u soon and have a fun time

    bela

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  4. Anonymous07 July, 2010

    Hi Soni...I'll try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
    gauri dandekar

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  5. Anonymous07 July, 2010

    Hi Soni,

    Sounds delicious....Will definitely try....

    --Anju

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  6. Anonymous07 July, 2010

    WILL TRY IT DEFINITELY
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    Leena Gole

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  7. Anonymous07 July, 2010

    Cool, Soni! Just checked your blog. Nice recipes there! :)
    parag S

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  8. Looks yummy, will definitely try....

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  9. Anonymous08 July, 2010

    hi, thinking of trying wheat nankatai.but i dont hve oven lets see wht happens in microwave
    will mail u once i do n how it cmes out.
    sudha bhat

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  10. will surely try Soni...appears to be quite healthy...

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  11. Ameya Nawathe :dar athavdyala amchyakade toast khari wala yeto...ani aai mala nankatai gheu det nahi karan te dalda ghaltat....ata recipe chi printoutach aai chya hatat theun deto....full to demand list - hey kar nahitar daldyachi nankatai ghein!

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  12. Soni
    I've tried these indian cookies so many times and they turn out really yummy, hope u bake more like these and share with us
    thanks
    Cheers
    /Monika Singh
    Leeds
    UK

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  13. WOW !!! Looks so Yummy ! I'm gonna try this !
    Keep up the gud work !

    Aps

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  14. This recipe is healthy and delicious.By any chance can it be made on microwave

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  15. nice recipe!looks delicious-Ashwini Badrinarayan

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  16. looks delicious!

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  17. Hi Soni. I made the Nankataies this weekend. They turned out simply superb.I followed yr recipe to the T and got 12 Nankhaties as u mentioned. Family loved them and also my office folks. so much so that they wanted me to take orders :-)

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  18. Hi,

    I made the dark choc cake today. It was good but turned out a little dry. I should have added at least 1/2 cup of milk at the end I think, to make the batter dropping consistency and add some moisture because I did not use rum. I spread the top with some leftover Nutella and shall serve the cake with icecream after dinner.

    Jaya

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  19. Jaya
    you can add milk if the batter itself becomes very dry (for the cake)

    SK

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  20. Nutan Dasnurkar26 May, 2015

    Hi Soni, just saw your receipe advertisement on FB and felt proud of you. Also tried your lovely recipe. Amazing test!!! I took same proportion as you mentioned but somehow my nankatais broke may be I should have added less amount of ghee. Thanks and lot and keep it up!!!

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