Badami nankatai is nothing but,Indian version of Almond cookies. Nankatai is baked in most of the Indian homes.Most importantly this is completely eggless and can be enjoyed by anyone.This cookie is filled with the aroma of ghee and cardamom flavor.I transformed the traditional nankatai to badami by adding Badam that is almonds and made the cookie rich in taste.So here I present you'll one more eggless bake for the diwali.
Ingredients:
Flour(maida)-250
gm (2 ½ cup)
Sugar-1
cup (powdered)
Ghee-150
gm (1 cup)
Baking
soda (mitha soda)-1/2 tsp
Baking
powder-1/2 tsp
Curd- 2
tsp( beat till smooth)
Almonds-1/4
cup(coarsely ground)
Salt-a
pinch
Green
cardamom (elaichi) powder-1/4 tsp
Method:
- Sift
flour with baking soda and keep aside.
- Beat
ghee with baking powder till very soft and fluffy
- Add
sugar gradually and beat till very fluffy.
- Add salt, cardamom,almonds and curd.
- Add
flour, mix with a spoon and knead lightly.
- Add 2-3 tbsp water for a smooth soft
dough.
- Make balls.
Flatten balls.
- Sprinkle cardamom powder and give shallow cross cuts.
- Preheat the oven at 160 degree Celsius,arrange the nankatai on a greased baking tray by keeping little distance and bake at 160
degree Celsius for 20-25 minutes till edges turn golden.