Whole wheat nankhatai

I always love to make healthy homemade recipes for my family.Instead of buying cookies from market i would always prefer to bake them at home.Sipping hot cup of tea with homemade healthy crispy nankhatai is the ultimate joy i would say.In the past i have tried making nankhatai several times but somehow the outcome was always ok ok and not upto my expectations.While surfing for the perfect nankhatai recipe i came across the useful tip of combining  ghee and sugar till it becomes creamy before adding the dry ingredients.I wanted to give it a try and assure myself that one little difference in the process of making nankhatai would make a huge difference.So presenting before you my tried and tested nankhatai cookies recipe which are crispy crunchy and they just melt in the mouth.Do try this recipe and enjoy  with your family !

         Ingredients

• Wheat flour 1 cup
• Powdered Sugar 1/2 cup
• Besan 1/2 cup
• Ghee(semisolid form) 1/2 cup
• Cardamom powder (around 1tsp ) optional
• Baking soda 1tsp
• Milk 1-2 tsp (if required)
• Dry fruits for garnishing (chopped)

         Method of preparation

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C for around 10 minutes.
• Line a baking tray or cookie sheet with parchment paper or you can lightly grease it with butter or ghee.Keep it aside.
• In a bowl, take ghee.Make sure that ghee is in semi solid form,not melted.
• Now add powdered sugar to ghee and beat it using whisk till it is smooth,creamy and light.
• You can also use electric whisk to ease the process if you have it at home.
• In another bowl take whole wheat flour, baking powder and cardamom powder in a bowl.
• Mix well by using whisk or spoon.
• Pass the flour mixture through strainer to remove lumps if any.
• Then add flour mixture into sugar and ghee creamy mixture and start mixing it using spatula.
• Mix it gently using your hand to make dough out of it.
• If you find that the mixture is little dry you can add 1-2 tsp milk to it.
• I  did'nt use milk in my recipe as dough consistency was perfect.
• Now start shaping into balls and flatten it slightly.Place them on the baking tray.
• Garnish them with small peices of dry fruit of your choice.I have used cashewnuts.
• Bake into the preheated oven for around 15-17 minutes.
• Remove the tray from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes in a tray itself.
• Once the cookies cool down completely put them in the airtight container and serve with tea or coffee.

          Happy Baking !