Naan Khatai/ Indian Cookies

Preparation Time : 20 Min                                         Cooking Time : 20 Min

This simple recipe makes 2 dozen(24) naan khatai.

Ingredients :

All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 1/4 Cup

Unsalted Butter - 1/2 Cup or 1 stick softened at room temp

Powdered Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Nutmeg powder(optional) - 1/4 Tsp

Cardamom Powder - 1/4 Tsp

Salt - 1/4 Tsp

Pistachio - 4-5

Baking powder - 1/4 Tsp

Method :

1) In a bowl, take butter , add nutmeg powder and cardamom powder, mix well.

2) Add sugar and salt in it. mix well. If you use salted butter then do not add salt.

3) In this mixture add all purpose flour and mix well. Dough should be very soft.

4) Make small round balls of the dough and put it on greased tray approximately 2 inches apart. Make sure there are no cracks on balls.

5) On these balls put and press crushed pistachio or your favorite nuts.

6) Preheat oven to 300° F or 150° C and bake for 20-23 mins depending on your oven.

7) Let the Naan Khatai cool for 30 mins and then serve.

Naan Khatai

Gulab Jamun With Milk Powder

Preparation Time - 10 Min                     Cooking Time - 20 Min                   Serves - 5

Ingredients :

Milk Powder - 1 Cup

All purpose flour (Maida)  - 1 1/2 Tsp

Rava (Fine Suji) - 1 1/2 Tsp

Ghee - 1 Tsp

Curd/Dahi - 1 Tsp

Milk - 2 Tsp

Baking Powder  - 1/4  Tsp

Oil - To deep fry

Sugar - 1 Cup

Lemon Juice - 1/2 Tsp

Method : 

1) In a pan mix 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water and let it boil for 7-8 mins.

2) Add lemon juice in it and keep this sugar syrup aside.

3) In a bowl, mix milk powder, maida and baking powder together. Add ghee and curd in it and crumble   softly to make khoya like texture.

4) Soak rava in water for 5 min. Remove excess water and add rava in above dough ingredients and mix well. Add 1-2 tsp of milk to make the dough.

5) Cover it with wet cloth and keep for 5-10 mins.

6) Make marble size jamun and deep fry in oil till brown in color. Always fry jamun on very low flame.
   The oil temp is very important. While frying do not touch the jamun; just rotate a spoon in oil slowly.

7) Add this fried jamun in sugar syrap. Serve Hot.

Basic Eggless Cake/ Maida Cake

Preparation Time - 10 Min                     Cooking Time - 30 Min                          Serves - 6

Ingredients :

All purpose flour - 2 Cup

Sugar(Powdered) - 1 1/2  Cup

Butter -  1/4 Cup

Milk - 1 Cup

Baking Powder - 1 Tsp

Vanilla or your favorite essence - 1/2  Tsp

Method :

1) In a small pan heat butter and milk together till butter melts on low flame, stirring continuously.

2) In a bowl mix all purpose flour and sugar and add milk mixture in it.

3) Add baking powder and mix well until batter is smooth beating continuously. Add essence.

4) Preheat oven to 350° F or 175° C. Grease cake pan with a butter/ghee and add the batter to it.

5) Bake for 30 minutes. Cake is done when toothpick come out dry. Nice aroma will also come when it's done.

You can bake the cake in pressure cooker instead of oven but do not forget to remove the whistle.
Always bake the cake on low flame.

Eggless Maida Cake