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How to make Nankhatai (Wholewheat & Eggless)

April 24, 2020 by maria 22 Comments

Whole wheat nankhatai recipe with step by step photos. Nankhatai are Indian style cookies made with flour, ghee, sugar and cardamom powder. I have used whole wheat flour for this nankhatai recipe which is a healthier version.

How to make Nankhatai (Wholewheat & Eggless)

This desi style cookies are made mostly Diwali and Xmas. I don’t wait for festivals to come just bake them or buy from bakeries and eat. Its good to live in Pune as you have some great bakeries around 😉

I love all kind of nankhatai you get in India like chocolate nankhatai, paper nankhatai and plain nankhatais. These cookies just melt in your mouth, tempting you to eat more!

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

I have used ghee which is a traditional way of making nankhatais. But you could make with butter also. I wouldn’t recommend oil as it will not produce the same effect as butter or ghee would do. Adding nuts are optional i have used charoli and pistachios for garnish.

Adapted this recipe from my easy nankhatai recipe.

Whole Wheat Nankhatai Recipe:

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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
17 mins
Total time
37 mins
 
Whole wheat nankhatai recipe with step by step photos. Nankhatai are Indian style cookies made with flour, ghee, sugar and cardamom powder.
Author: Maria@flavorsofmumbai.com
Recipe type: dessert, eggless
RecipeCuisine: indian, world
recipeIngredient (used american measuring cup, 1 cup = 250 ml)
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 tbsp gram flour
  • 1 tbsp rice flour
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • 7 tbsp pwd sugar
  • ½ cup ghee
  • 2 tbsp yogurt
  • 2 tbsp rawa
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder
  • a pinch of salt.
How to make the recipe?
  1. Sift 1 cup whole wheat flour, 2 tablespoon of gram flour, 1 tablespoon of rice flour, ¼ teaspoon baking soda and a pinch of salt. Also add 2 tablespoon of rawa. Mix all nicely and place the dry ingredients aside.
  2. In another vessel take 7 tablespoon of powdered sugar.
  3. Pour ghee over the powdered sugar.
  4. Cream ghee and sugar until they appear soft, smooth and fluffy.
  5. Add 2 tablespoon of yogurt.
  6. Whisk nicely with a wired whisk. The yogurt should blend nicely in the mixture.
  7. Fold the sifted dry ingredients into the wet ingredient's with a spatula.
  8. Bring the cookie dough together.
  9. Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon of cardamom powder and place the dough aside for 10 mins. Cover with a damp cloth.
  10. Uncover the dough.
  11. Make marble sized balls from the dough. Gently flatten them with your palm. Garnish with charoli or pistachios. Alternatively you could use cookie moulds to shape them.
  12. Place the cookies in a greased pan, in a preheated oven for 10 mins at 200ÂșC before baking.
  13. Bake at 170 ÂșC for 16-18 mins or until the edges turn light brown. If they are not baked don’t worry keep for some more time but don’t over bake them. As once they cool they would firm up so be vigilant and careful.
  14. Repeat the same with the rest of cookies. Allow them to cool and then store them into an air-tight container or bottles.
Notes
1. Don't over-bake the nankhatais.
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Whole wheat nankhatai recipe step by step:

  1. Sift 1 cup whole wheat flour, 2 tablespoon of gram flour, 1 tablespoon of rice flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda and a pinch of salt. Also add 2 tablespoon of rawa. Mix all nicely and place the dry ingredients aside.

whole wheat nankhata/i recipe

2. In another vessel take 7 tablespoon of powdered sugar.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

3. Pour ghee over the powdered sugar.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

4. Cream ghee and sugar until they appear soft, smooth and fluffy.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

5. Add 2 tablespoon of yogurt.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

6. Whisk nicely with a wired whisk. The yogurt should mix nicely, the mixture should look smooth.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

7. Fold the sifted dry ingredients into the wet ingredient’s with a spatula.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

8. Bring the cookie dough together.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

9. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom powder and place the dough aside for 10 mins. Cover with a damp cloth or cling film.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

10. Uncover the dough.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

11. Make marble sized balls from the dough. Gently flatten them with your palm. Garnish with charoli or pistachios. Alternatively you could use cookie moulds to shape them.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

12. Place the cookies in a greased pan, in a preheated oven for 10 mins at 200ÂșC before baking. Bake at 170 ÂșC for 16-18 mins or until the edges turn light brown. If they are not baked don’t worry keep for some more time but don’t over bake them. As once they cool they would firm up so be vigilant and careful.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

13. Repeat the same with the rest of cookies. Allow them to cool and then store them into an air-tight container or bottles.

whole wheat nankhatai recipe

If you are looking for more eggless cookies then do check eggless shrewsbury cookie and eggless double chocolate cookie.



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Comments

  1. Nandha kumar says

    September 8, 2022 at 10:29 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing the recipe, maria

    Reply
    • maria says

      October 12, 2022 at 4:59 pm

      welcome Nandha

      Reply
  2. Anita says

    May 11, 2020 at 10:12 pm

    Thankyou for the recipe. I tried it and the first batch was a little dry but the next batch turned out nice since I put two heaping spoons of Greek yoghurt . Very nice recipe . Loved the Nankhatais for they remind me of my childhood .

    Reply
    • maria says

      May 16, 2020 at 5:38 pm

      Thanks Anita for positive view, glad you liked the Nankhatai recipe. We all love food associated with our childhood memories don’t we.

      Reply
  3. Mafri says

    September 17, 2019 at 1:33 pm

    I wanna make it in pressure cooker…can u help me with timings, like how long bake in cooker

    Reply
    • maria says

      October 29, 2019 at 1:58 pm

      I have never tried in cooker will try soon and let you know, thanks.

      Reply
  4. vicky says

    February 24, 2019 at 7:45 pm

    superb and delicious recipe

    Reply
    • maria says

      February 27, 2019 at 8:53 pm

      Thanks Vicky for positive views.

      Reply
  5. Sheetal says

    March 29, 2018 at 3:59 pm

    Hi Maria, can we use milk instead of yogurt?

    Reply
    • maria says

      March 30, 2018 at 11:21 pm

      Sheetal milk and yogurt have different texture and properties. You can try using milk and let me know how it turns out?

      Reply
  6. Nivedita Kashikar says

    December 27, 2017 at 6:10 pm

    Hi Maria.. followed your recipes and it came out perfect. thank you for this.

    Reply
    • maria says

      December 28, 2017 at 1:06 pm

      Pleased to know your feedback Nivedita, thanks for positive views.

      Reply
  7. Jitender Saini says

    November 21, 2017 at 11:16 am

    Totally love this!! Pinned for sure!

    Reply
    • maria says

      November 21, 2017 at 11:33 am

      Thanks Jitender.

      Reply
  8. Anugya @ Indian Curry Shack says

    April 14, 2017 at 12:29 pm

    Hi Maria, These nankhatais look absolutely mouthwatering 🙂 Love the fact that they are made of whole wheat!
    As a token of appreciation, I’ll be sharing it’s recipe link as the Recipe of the Day on our Facebook group ‘Recipe Repertoire’ (a group uniting food bloggers and food lovers). Congrats and do join and have a look at https://www.facebook.com/groups/703073099864104/

    Reply
    • maria says

      April 25, 2017 at 11:18 am

      Sure Anugya I will, thanks for the invite and positive feedback.

      Reply
  9. Ani says

    December 26, 2016 at 6:06 pm

    Thank you for your recipe, my batch of cookies turned out really great. A lot of commendation from the family hahaha I’m glad.

    Reply
    • maria says

      January 5, 2017 at 11:35 am

      Very pleased to know this Ani 🙂 wishing you a bright new year. Thanks for positive views.

      Reply
  10. Rhea says

    September 18, 2016 at 12:09 am

    Hey Maria they came out so good. And Very tasty ?. Loved it. I wish I could send you some . Thank you so much for the recipe.

    Reply
    • maria says

      September 18, 2016 at 10:39 pm

      Hey Rhea welcome always, glad you liked the whole wheat nankhatais. Thanks for positive views 🙂

      Reply
  11. Rhea says

    September 17, 2016 at 6:47 am

    Hey dear awesome chef thank you so much for sharing this recipe ??. I can’t have my tea without biscuits besides knowing they r not healthy â˜č. So I m going to make this healthy cookies and enjoy with tea and in between ;). Your recipes r so good and simple to make. Thank you so much .

    Reply
    • maria says

      September 17, 2016 at 12:49 pm

      Thanks Rhea, do try the whole wheat nankhatais and let us know how it was? thanks for positive views and kind words 🙂 you are welcome. I also love wheat nankhatais.

      Reply

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