Who doesn’t love naan katai biscuit?

I love these beauties okay I lied, sometimes I am not a huge fan, sometimes I just love to pick out the colourful almonds and eat them.

Now in our household naan katai is only made Diwali time and I only tend to get the burnt ones or to taste test before my mum makes her trays.

But now that I can finally make them there is no stopping me, no more burnt samples, only freshly baked goodies for me.

Ingredients:

• 200g x rama margarine
• 1/2 x tsp bicarbonate of soda.
• 1/4 x tsp elatchi powder.
• 3/4 x cup castor sugar.
• 1/4 x tsp nutmeg powder.
• 2 x cups cake flour.
• 1/2 x tsp baking powder.
• 3 x tbsp semolina.
• colorful slivered almonds.

Method:

• Cream margarine and sugar together, till light and fluffy in a bowl and set aside.
• In another bowl mix all the other ingredients, mix well.
• Add the flour mixture to the margarine mixture one spoonful at a time.
• Mix well and knead till everything is well combined.
• Break off small pieces and shape into balls.
• Place a slivered almond in the center.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 18- degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly brown. Becareful the biscuits become browner as they cool.
• Half way through the baking time, you will have the gentle press the almonds back down into the biscuits. As they rise the almonds push up from the biscuit.