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Nankhatai Recipe Eggless | Besan, Atta Khatai | Easy Atta Nankhatai Quick Recipe No Oven Airfryer

Besan nankhatai holds a special place in my heart. The Indian shortbread cookie (aka atta besan nankhatai) melts in the mouth and can be had as is. It's a favorite with kids and elders alike. I remember dad bringing home besan nankhatais every time he visited our local bakery and it would be a feast time for us all. My siblings and I would love to indulge in besan nankhatais and even the maida ones. Back then, maida was not seen as a dragon in my culinary world. But now there has been a sea change in my life - the kid that I have always been craves for cookies even now but no longer enjoys market junk. Yes, storebought stuff is no longer welcome home. Rather, I have chosen to motivate others to take to healthy eating and baking. Since cookies are an everyday indulgence, it is but critically important not to indulge in unhealthy stuff. Rather, the idea is to pick healthier ingredients so we know what all is going in the cookies. We want to make bakes healthier s

Eggless Ragi Nankhatais: Finger Millet Cookies

Do you love mud? If so, you are almost going to fall for ragi - finger millet! I crave for mud. In fact, all of my siblings love the aroma and taste of mud. But I do not advise you to do so. Rather, buy a packet of ragi flour and indulge in this iron-rich goodness. Perhaps, it is your iron deficiency that tempts you to taste mud. Thankfully, my iron levels are perfect. Coming back to ragi nankhatais, I have been baking wholesome cookie batches ever since I started experimenting with simple cookie recipes at home. ragi nankhatais This ragi nankhatai recipe is another trial that went successfully for this cookie lover. Ragi nankhatais/ bombs for one and all! Why choose ragi nankhatais? Well, these have: Low saturated fat    - some of my friends often wonder why I add oil instead of ghee or butter- well, the reasoning is quite simple- ghee/butter is loaded with saturated and trans fat, which does not dissolve in your body and rather accumulates as fat deposits, raising th

Besan Nankhatai With Cornflakes, Oatmeal [Naan Khatai Indian Biscuit Recipe]

Nankhatai is one biscuit that you love, isn't it? I am no different either. I have sampled and savored nankhatai all through my childhood,perhaps from Kwality Bakers in Patiala - my favorite bakery in my hometown. But since I no longer buy outside stuff these days, preferring to bake and make everything at home, I have tried my hands at nankhatai on previous occasions. In fact besan nankhatai was my first attempt at baking cookies!! besan nankhatai with cornflakes, oats  I have come a long way now, trying out innumerable cookie combinations, for I love cookies but trying out the same with healthier ingredients. The market stuff is loaded with calories, but my healthy cookies are different. While bakeries use dalda, I prefer to combine clarified butter with olive oil , sometimes substituting the buttery part with olive oil. I love my bakes this way, for they are healthier than market junk. What do you prefer? Taste or Health! Ask me, and I would vie for health

Oats Atta Cookies With Almonds: Simple Cookie Recipe

oats atta cookies After a long break, it's time to bake another healthy cookie batch. This time I have experimented with baking with whole grains, so I have come up with oatmeal cookies with almond. Homemade cookies Ingredients atta cookies 1/2 cup- oats 1/2 cup- wheat flour 1/2 cup- besan (gram flour) 1/2 cup- suji (semolina) 1/2 cup- almond powder 1 tsp- baking powder 4 tbsp- ghee/butter 3 tbsp- oil 3 tbsp- sugar powder (you may add more, depending on your taste..I take less sugar) 1 tbsp- curd (optional) 2 tbsp- milk (or more if the dough feels too dry) 4-5 elaichi (cardamom) pieces, 1 small cinnamon stick (dalchini) Baking with whole grains Process oats cookies Grind oats. Grind almonds. Sieve baking powder, wheat flour, gram flour, suji. Mix almond powder. Add sugar. Add ghee, oil, curd, milk, elaichi, and cinnamon.  Put this mixture in a grinder. You may use your food processor...this will ensure instant mixing of ingr

Atta Nankhatai: Whole Wheat Flour Cookies, Healthy Indulgence

In pursuit of healthy recipes, I am now attempting a few simple cookie recipes without raising agents. You are here for a no baking powder cookie recipe as well. Worry not! I am making a collection of such cookie and cake recipes that do not use raising agents. I have tried out a few and shall continue to update the page as I go along. This page is all about healthy nankhatai - say oats nankhatai, and atta nankhatai. atta nankhatai So let's come back to the atta nankhatai recipe without baking powder. I would have never thought of it a year back. But these days, I am experimenting with a few bakes to make my previous baked goodies healthier.   Let's see what I have come up with here in this new atta oats nankhatai recipe without baking soda or powder. nankhatai atta whole wheat flour Ingredients 1/2 cup- whole wheat flour 1/2 cup- oatmeal (or you make take an additional 1/2 cup of whole wheat instead) 2 tbsp- desi ghee/ butter at room temper

Besan Nankhatai: A Healthy, Chickpea Gluten Free Cookie Recipe

Besan nankhatai is a delicious blend of chickpea gluten free flour and butter. Yes, easy to dish out, this nankhatai recipe can be tried with or without oven. besan nankhatai without sugar This besan nankhatai pic is from my archives - the first time I made this delicacy, that too in cooker and on gas stove. This is my first attempt at cookie making.  It was just the time the baking bug had bitten me!!! I did not own a microwave until then and decided to buy after this successful attempt at cookie making. You may be surprised to know that I started my cookie baking journey with this batch. So this is special and I want to share this with you all. Now if you are wondering: is chickpea flour gluten free , then I would say yes it is! besan nankhatai in cooker So you can enjoy this healthy batch of baked goodies dished out with a simple chickpea biscuit recipe, so anybody can try out and relish heaven in every bite. ile emoticon   chickpea flour cookies veg