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Nankattai




Nankattai  is a very popular Indian tea time cookie and has the perfect crumbly melt in mouth texture. It is buttery, with the inviting fragrance of cardamon. It has been my favorite cookies and still remember those inviting and beautiful round cookies arranged in glass jars in bakeries and canteens. I had no idea that it was so simple and easy to make. ya much easy than baking a cake. It has very little ingredients and can be put together quickly. Serve this with a cup of tea and enjoy :)



Ingredients

All purpose flour- 1 cup
Corn starch or Rava-2tsp
Baking powder- 1/2 tsp
Baking soda- a pinch
Salt- a pinch
Powdered sugar- 1/2 cup
Butter- one stick( 1/2 cup)
Cardamon-1/2 tsp








Mix and combine flour,corn starch,baking powder,baking soda and salt and set aside.
 In a mixing bowl combine room temperature butter and powdered sugar till it is light and fluffy. Add cardamon powder and mix well. Add the flour mixture little by little till it is well combined and one smooth ball. Cover and let it rest for half and hour.
Preheat oven to 200 degree F and line cookie sheet with butter paper. Divide the dough into small balls and roll between your palms and gently press. Bake them for 15 minutes. Take out of the oven and allow to cool completely and store in air tight container.


Try this...
Hope you will all enjoy..
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  1. UnknownJanuary 24, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Perfect looking nankatais

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  2. UnknownJanuary 24, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    buttery nankattai......loving it

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  3. SujiJanuary 24, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    wow..Super delicious aytunde..Perfect...

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  4. SatrupaJanuary 24, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Perfectly baked Nankhatai .....looks gr8 !

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  5. Treat and TrickJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    These are beautiful, buttery and delicious!

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  6. Umm MymoonahJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Looks very yummy, must be really melting in the mouth.

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  7. Hamaree RasoiJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    Beautiful looking Nankhatais. Very well baked.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  8. NithyaJanuary 24, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Looks perfect and nice :) reminds me of my college days :)

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  9. aipiJanuary 24, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    They look so chubby n cute...Perfect nankattais!!

    US Masala

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  10. Indian Cuisine BlogrollJanuary 24, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    that looks perfect...nicely done..

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  11. Saraswathi GaneshanJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Perfect & Delicious...

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  12. Santosh BangarJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    awesome perfect looking nankattaie

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  13. UnknownJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Perfect looking nankattais..First pic nalla adipoli aayittundu..Yum Yum!!

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  14. UrmilaJanuary 24, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    wow adipoli....ithu njan sthiram undaakunna oru itemaa....will try ur version soon

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  15. SimplyfoodJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Droolworthy nad delicious.

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  16. Priya SureshJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    Woww prefect looking and damn cute nankhattais, irresistible!

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  17. HayleyJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    who wouldn't love Nan khatai...!.perfect and droolworthy !!

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  18. SoumyaJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    wow...adipoli ayittundu...kandittu kothiyavunnu...
    very perfectly baked...

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  19. SangiJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    soft buttery n cute looking nankattis..

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  20. Ms.ChitchatJanuary 24, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Gorgeous looking nankattais,bookmarked.

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  21. ElaichiiJanuary 24, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Perfectly baked cookies!

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  22. Gayathri KumarJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    Looks so yummy. Bookmarked..

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  23. PushpaJanuary 24, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    Nankattais looks delicious and perfect.

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  24. Sanjeeta kkJanuary 25, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    Cute, crisp and plump Nankhatai, looks delicious!

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  25. Indian KhanaJanuary 25, 2011 at 1:59 AM

    Looks yum n perfect ...love the pic

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  26. JoytiJanuary 25, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    It sounds and looks really delicious. And with the cardamom, very hard to resist :)

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  27. Jaya MJanuary 25, 2011 at 2:53 AM

    those looks so delicious Suja, just perfect ;)..hugs and smiles

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  28. Pari VasishtJanuary 25, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    wow, looks perfectly made.

    FOODELICIOUS

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  29. LavJanuary 25, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Looks very delicious....sounds new to me...shal try soon..

    Lavanya
    www.lavsblog.com

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  30. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Definitely going to try this with a cup of hot chai!

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  31. MiniBinoyJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    wow!! wat clicks!! feel like trying out now itself!!!

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  32. UshaJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Looks fabulous and so very tempting !

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  33. BeenaJanuary 25, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    I am hearing about this for the first time.

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  34. Mrs KJanuary 25, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Suja,These look so inviting and so well baked to perfection.I know how good they taste with tea. My breakfast for the longest time as a kid used to be a heap of nankhtai's dipped in a cuppa tea with a spoon ready to scoop out the ones which dropped while dipping;-)

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  35. NamithaJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    I love this Indian shortbread cookies ;-)

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  36. divyaJanuary 25, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    looks very tempting dear....

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  37. vandana rajeshJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    Delicious nan khatai..looks so tempting

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  38. RaksJanuary 26, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    The biscuits look so perfect and smooth! NIce recipe!

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  39. Jayanthy KumaranJanuary 26, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    Lovely presentation ...very new to me..
    http://tastyappetite.blogspot.com/2011/01/coconut-poli-thenga-poli.html

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  40. KrishnaveniJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    looks so pretty

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  41. Suja ManojFebruary 10, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    Thanks all for the encouraging comments.

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  42. NishaMarch 30, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Wow thats looks perfect

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  43. UnknownApril 22, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    hopped over from chit chat - had missed this delicious cookie! Amazing dear love the presentation!

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  44. UnknownAugust 6, 2012 at 1:54 PM

    Suja this remind me of childhood days... i used to love these biscuits i still do:-) bookmarked will surely try out... i am loving you blog :-) seriously

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  45. Suja ManojAugust 7, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    Thanks Priya for sweet encouraging comment,this is my childhood favorite too,love these biscuits,please try,sure you will love it :)

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