Farari nankhatai
Cashew and cassava biscuits
Melt-in-the-mouth cashew and cassava biscuits with cherries
Crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth nankhatai made for fasting days with cassava flour and powdered cashews instead of wheat flour, rich with ghee and coconut and scented with cardamom. Each one is topped with half a cherry. They bake only until barely coloured. Makes 45 small biscuits (about 3 per serving).
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 15
Ingredients
- 3 ½ oz gheesoft
- 6 ½ oz sugarpowdered
- 7 oz cassava flour
- 7 oz cashew nutspowdered
- 1 ¾ oz desiccated coconut
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- 3 tbsp milkas needed
To decorate
- 23 glacé cherrieshalved
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F and line two or three baking trays with baking paper.
Step 3: Add 7 oz cassava flour, 7 oz cashew nuts, 1 ¾ oz desiccated coconut and ½ tsp ground cardamom and mix well. Add 3 tbsp milk a tablespoon at a time, only until the mixture comes together into a soft dough.
Step 4: Roll into 45 small round balls and place them 3 cm apart on the trays. Flatten the tops slightly and press half of one of the 23 glacé cherries into each.
Step 5: Bake until the biscuits are set and just turning light pink-golden.
15 minStep 6: Leave on the trays for 10 minutes, as they are fragile while warm, then cool on a rack and store airtight.
10 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 33 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does farari nankhatai take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 15 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of ghee?
- Butter, same amount (keep the heat a little lower, butter burns sooner).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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