Chocolate Naankhatai

Traditional Indian naankhatai cookies infused with rich, velvety chocolate, creating a sweet and indulgent treat that combines the crunch of cookies with the luxury of chocolate. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 25 Mar 2021 in Recipes Course

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Main Ingredients	Cocoa powder, Refined flour
Cuisine	Indian
Course	Snacks and Starters
Prep Time	11-15 minutes
Cook time	11-15 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Sweet
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Veg

Ingredients

1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 cup refined flour
½ cup gram flour (besan)
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon coffee powder
2 tablespoons almond meal
1 cup powdered sugar
A pinch of salt
½ cup ghee
Chocolate syrup to drizzle

Method

Preheat the oven to 160˚C.
Sift refined flour in a bowl. Sift together and add gram flour, baking powder, baking soda, coffee powder, cocoa powder and almond meal. Add powdered sugar, salt and mix well.
Add ghee in mixture and mix well to form medium soft dough.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Divide the dough into equal portions. Shape each portions into balls and slightly flatten them. Transfer on the tray. Make small dent in centre of cookies.
Transfer the tray in a preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove and allow to cool down.
Drizzle chocolate syrup in a serving platter. Transfer the cookies.
Serve as required.

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