Nankatai

Nankatai is an Indian style butter biscuit. In winter, we were to enjoy it with hot pakoda or hot samosa. The shortbread cookies Lorna Doone from Nabisco remind me of Nankatai.

Ingredients (For approximately 48 pieces)

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Cream Of Wheat
• 1 and 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 and 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp mixed spices
• 4-5 cardamom pods
• 12 almonds or 24 pisachio
  

Directions

1. Mix sugar and powdered cardamom. Add butter and beat until smooth.
2. Mix flour and cream of wheat. Add this to butter sugar mix gradually and make a soft dough.
   
3. Make small round balls and press them to make thick circle. At the center of each press 1/4 th almond or 1/2 pistachio. Bake on cookie sheet at 350 degree Fahrenheit for 20 minutes or until turns light brown.

The crumbs of Nankatai can be used to make a base for cheese cake.
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