Pista Katli/Pista Burfi

Preparation Time - 10 Min                                        Cooking Time - 7 Min

This very easy recipe makes about 20 pistachio burfi.

Ingredients:

Pistachio - 1 Cup

Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Milk Powder - 1/4 Cup

Method:

1) Pill pistachio and grind in mixer. Sieve the pistachio flour and keep aside.

2) In a pan add 1/4 cup water and then add sugar. Let it boil to make sugar syrup of one string consistency.
 
3) Add in pistachio flour and milk powder and mix well stirring continuously till mixture becomes dry.

 
4) Let it cool for 2 mins, it should form the dough.

5) Take a plastic paper and put the dough on it.

6) Put another plastic paper and put on dough and then roll it. Keep thickness approximately 1/4 inch.
    Using the plastic paper will make it easy to roll the dough as it will not stick to plastic paper.

Pista Katli

7) Cut the pistachio burfi in the shape you like and let it cool for 15 mins. If you like you can add silver foil but I avoid to use it.

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