Nan Khatai / Biscuits

Ingredients:

Maida or all purpose flour - 1 and 1/2 cup

Gram flour or besan - 1 cup

Powdered sugar - 1 cup

Ghee/clarified butter - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Almond slices for garnish

Procedure:

1.Heat ghee till it melts.

2.Seive maida, besan and sugar in a mixing bowl and add baking soda and powdered cardamom and mix all together properly.

3.Add ghee little by little and prepare a soft dough without adding water. Keep it aside with a tight lid for about 15-20 mins.

4.Now preheat the oven at 300 degree F for ten minutes.

5.In the meanwhile cover the baking tray with greased foil or just grease baking tray with ghee.

6.Make small balls from the dough and put sliced almonds on the top and press lightly and keep it on the tray. Maintain some gap between the cookies.

7.Now keep the tray in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 350 degree F till some cracks are formed and cookies aroma come well. Set it aside to cool for 10 minutes and transfer it on to a wire rack to cool down completely. store in a airtight container.