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    Recipe Index » Indian Sweets » Whole Wheat Nankhatai Recipe (Atta nankhatai)

    Whole Wheat Nankhatai Recipe (Atta nankhatai)

    Published: Nov 6, 2015 · Last Modified: Apr 28, 2020 by Kanan Patel / 22 Comments

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    Whole wheat nankhatai recipe - it is made from whole wheat flour (atta), ghee (clarified butter), sugar and flavored with cardamom seeds powder.

    This atta nankhatai has a sweet taste with a nutty flavor from whole wheat flour. Also, the cardamom powder is added in it which complements the other flavors very well. In short, they taste good even though made from chapati atta.

    Whole Wheat Nankhatai Recipe

    The texture of the whole wheat nankhatai is the same as nankhatai made from all purpose flour. They are crispy, crunchy and melt in your mouth kind.

    As promised, here I am with nankhatai recipe made with chapati atta. About a week back I made atta nankhatai, the same day I made chocolate nankhatai too. I packed both of them in a container and bring that here in Canada. I and hubby enjoyed them with morning tea/coffee for the next few days.

    Not only on Diwali or festival, but you can also make this any time of the year. Because these are healthier than made from maida.

    Atta nankhatai recipe

    How to make whole wheat nankhatai?

    1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C for at least 10 minutes.

    2) Line a baking tray or cookie sheet with parchment paper. Or you can lightly grease it with butter or ghee. Keep it aside.

    3) Take whole wheat flour, baking powder and cardamom powder in a bowl.

    4) Mix well by using a whisk or spoon.

    dry flour mixture

    5) In another bowl, take ghee. Make sure that ghee is in semi solid form, not melted. Otherwise, it won’t cream well with sugar.

    6) Now add powdered sugar.

    ghee and sugar in a bowl

    7) Beat it using wire whisk till it is smooth, creamy and light.

    8) Then add prepared flour mixture.

    beating the ghee and sugar / adding wheat flour

    9) Now using a spatula, start mixing it.

    10) It will look crumbly.

    mixing wheat flour with ghee-sugar mixture

    11) Now add milk. start with a half tablespoon. using your hand start mixing it. if needed you can use more milk. I have used 1 ½ tablespoon of total milk.

    12) Add only enough milk, so it comes together like a dough. If you have added more milk then the dough will be too soft.

    whole wheat nankhatai dough

    13) Now start shaping into balls and flatten it slightly. This quantity gave me 15 equal sized balls. I have kept the nankhatai plain. If you want you can add garnish with nuts or sliced almonds or pistachios.

    14) bake into the preheated oven for 20-22 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes in a tray itself.

    shaping and baking wheat flour nankhatai

    15) If you look at the cookie, you won’t see much color on top. But if you look at the bottom, it has a nice golden color. This is just perfect. If over baked the nankhatais then they will become hard like a rock.

    16) Then remove them on a cooling rack and let them cool down completely.

    baked atta nankhatai on a rack

    This quantity is enough for two of us. But you can double/triple the recipe as needed.

    Serving suggestion: Serve them with a cup of tea as a snack along with few other savory Diwali snacks like chivda or crispy masala puri. Or you can just much on the nankhatai as such any time of the day.

    wheat flour nankhatai recipe
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    Whole Wheat Nankhatai Recipe (Atta Nankhatai)

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    A healthy nankhatai (whole wheat nankhatai) recipe that tastes delicious. This atta nankhatai has a sweet and nutty taste.
    Author: Kanan
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Indian
    Calories: 90kcal
    Servings 15 nankhatai
    Prep Time 20 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes
    US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml) See details

    Ingredients  

    • 1 cup Whole wheat flour (Chapati atta)
    • ½ teaspoon Baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Green cardamom seeds powder
    • 6 tablespoons Ghee (Clarified butter) in semi solid form ** you can use softened room temperature butter as well
    • ⅓ cup Powdered sugar (Confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar)
    • 1 ½ tablespoon Milk

    Instructions 

    Preparation:

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C for at least 10 minutes.
    • Line a baking tray or cookie sheet with parchment paper. Or you can lightly grease it with butter or ghee. Keep it aside.

    Making whole wheat nankhatai recipe:

    • Take whole wheat flour, baking powder and cardamom powder in a bowl. Mix well by using whisk or spoon.
    • In another bowl, take ghee. Make sure that ghee is in semi solid form, not melted.
    • Now add powdered sugar. Beat it using wire whisk till it is smooth, creamy and light.
    • Then add prepared flour mixture. Now using a spatula, start mixing it.
    • It will look crumbly.
    • Now add milk. start with a half tablespoon. using your hand start mixing it. if needed you can use more milk. I have used 1 ½ tablespoon of total milk.
    • Add only enough milk, so it comes together like a dough.
    • Now start shaping into balls and flatten it slightly.
    • bake into the preheated oven for 20-22 minutes.
    • Remove the tray from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes in a tray itself.
    • Then remove them on a cooling rack and let them cool down completely.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.8g | Protein: 1.1g | Fat: 5.9g | Saturated Fat: 3.6g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 3g
    *Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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    Comments

    1. smita

      August 11, 2020 at 5:24 am

      very easy and nice

      Reply
      • Kanan Patel

        August 11, 2020 at 8:10 am

        Thank you.

        Reply
    2. Khushi

      May 18, 2020 at 7:28 am

      Timings for microwave convection mode plz

      Reply
      • Kanan Patel

        May 18, 2020 at 2:46 pm

        I guess the same as mentioned in the recipe.

        Reply
    3. Arzoo

      May 16, 2020 at 9:21 am

      Hi, how can i substitute oil for ghee? Should i use the same amount of oil as given for ghee?

      Reply
      • Kanan Patel

        May 16, 2020 at 9:24 am

        Not sure, if this recipe works with oil.
        You can use butter instead of ghee.

        Reply
    4. Yesha Gandhi Gandhi

      May 03, 2020 at 12:37 am

      Nice and easy recipe. Home smells yummy after baking.5 stars

      Reply
      • Kanan Patel

        May 03, 2020 at 5:36 am

        Glad that you liked

        Reply
    5. Khyati

      April 11, 2020 at 11:00 am

      Hello, Excellent result.Thank u for the amazing recipe.if chocolate has to be added for chocolate flavour what should be added , cocoa powder?

      Reply
      • Kanan Patel

        April 12, 2020 at 9:28 am

        yes cocoa powder is added for chocolate flavor.
        here is the chocolate nankhatai recipe.

        Reply
        • Khyati Asher

          April 17, 2020 at 6:38 am

          Thankyou for sharing such beautiful and delicious recipes😊👍😋🍰

          Reply
          • Kanan Patel

            April 17, 2020 at 2:25 pm

            you're welcome

            Reply
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