Ghee Biscuits | Nei Biscuits Recipe
Ghee biscuits also known as nei biscuits or ghee cookies. This Melt in mouth ghee biscuits made two ways one whole wheat version and another with regular flour. Easy to make and takes just 4 ingredients to make. Ghee biscuits should be accompanied with a cup of masala chai.
Ingredients
Ghee Biscuits
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour | Maida 120 grams
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar 100 grams (powdered)
- ½ cup Ghee 125 ml (Melted )
- ½ teaspoon Cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
Whole Wheat Ghee Biscuits
- 1 cup Wheat flour 120 grams
- ½ cup Ghee 125 ml melted
- ½ cup Sugar 100 grams (powdered)
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 Degree C / 360 Degree F. Take granulated sugar in a blender and powder till fine.
- In an mixing bowl add, sugar, ghee, flour and cardamom extract. Mix well and form into a soft dough.
- Take a spoonful of portion and shape into ball. Flatten it lightly.
- Arrange this in a parchment lined tray. They can be place pretty close before it wont spread a lot. Now bake this for 15 mins till the cookies is done. Remove them from oven and allow to cool down.
- Once they are cooled store them in an air tight container. Enjoy with a cup of chai or milk.
Whole Wheat Ghee Biscuits
- Preheat the oven to 180 Degree C / 360 Degree F.
- Take melted ghee in a bowl. Add in powdered sugar, salt and vanilla. Mix this well so everything is combined. Now add in the flour and mix well to form into a soft dough.
- Take a spoonful of portion and shape into ball.
- Arrange this in a parchment lined tray. They can be place pretty close before it wont spread a lot. Now bake this for 15 to 17 mins till the cookies is done. Remove them from oven and allow to cool down.
- Once they are cooled store them in an air tight container. Enjoy with a cup of chai or milk.
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Notes
- If the dough looks too dry, add a teaspoon of milk. Don't add too much.
- This cookies may look soft when you take out of the oven. But as they cools down they get harder.
- Cool them completely before storing them in air tight container.
- Instead of adding ghee you can add melted butter.
- If you like cardamom flavour, skip vanilla and add cardamom powder.
- You can add chopped nuts into the mixture too.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Ghee Biscuits | Nei Biscuits Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
218
% Daily Value*
Fat
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
7
g
44
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Cholesterol
31
mg
10
%
Sodium
59
mg
3
%
Potassium
19
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
26
g
9
%
Fiber
0.5
g
2
%
Sugar
13
g
14
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
Vitamin C
0.01
mg
0
%
Calcium
3
mg
0
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.