Description
A melt-in-mouth cardamom-flavored buttery soft, sweet, and perfectly crisp Indian shortbread biscuit. These cookies are simple and easy to make, but a firm favorite in any Indian household.
Ingredients
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- 250g butter
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup castor sugar
- 1/2 cup semolina
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 cups flour
- 1/4 cup almond powder or crushed almonds
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Add oil, and mix well.
- Add nutmeg, cardamom, and semolina, crushed almonds.
- Mix well and add flour, baking powder, and bicarbonate of soda.
- Make it into a soft dough.
- Break into little balls, do not press down.
- Place on a baking sheet.
- Place a sliced almond as decoration ontop of the dough.
- Bake at 180C degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Enjoy
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Jennifer from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 7
- Sodium: 76
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 9
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 19
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 18
