Nankhatai & Diwali Wishes

I know.. I know.. You guys must be wondering, has Gopika turned into an occasional blogger from the regular blogger she used to be. Well, I have not friends. I am still the blogger who loves to blog regularly.. Yeah. And my love to cooking or blogging has not gone down a tiny weeny bit. In fact, I have been cooking a lot but did not take any pics. And this has kept me from posting the recipes.. :( Sometimes its so tough to manage everything. But see, I am back with a bang.. :) 

Ingredients

• All Purpose Flour (Maida) – 1 C
• Butter, unsalted @ room temp – 1/2 C
• Sugar, powdered – 1/2 C
• Cardamom, powdered – 1/4 t
• Baking Powder – 1/4 t
• Salt – 1/8 t

Method

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F or 150 degress C.
• In a bowl, mix sugar and butter until they turn creamy.
• Add cardamom powder and stir well.
• In another bowl, mix the flour with baking powder and salt.
• Add the flour mixture slowly to the butter mixture and mix with your hands.
• You will get a soft dough.
• Wrap this dough with a plastic bag or even cloth and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
• Knead the dough again.
• Divide the dough into small lemon sized portions.
• Roll each portion into a smooth ball.
• Make sure that there are no cracks.
• Place these balls on a sheet lined with parchment paper/foil. 
• Make sure to leave some space between the balls.
• Bake for 25 minutes 
• Check after 15 mins and make sure that the nankhatai stays white.
• Remove from oven and let it cool for a couple of minutes.
• Transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool fully.
• You can store them in an air tight container at room temperature.

You sure can gobble them up now ;) We loved it. Took it to a couple of friends and they loved it too :)