Serving : 13 pieces

INGREDIENTS

1 cup Flour (Maida)                                     ¼ tsp Soda     

¼ tsp Baking powder                                   1 tbsp Gram Flour(Besan)

½ cup Oil (dalda / desi ghee)                      ½ cup Icing Sugar

4-5 Pc. Cardamon                                        1 tsp Melon Seeds

Preparation:

Maida Mixture: Mix flour (maida), soda, baking powder and gram flour (besan). Purify them thrice using a sieve.

Oil should be in a proper form and not melted. You can not use refined or vegetarian oil for this receipe. It has to be either vanaspati ghee or desi ghee.

METHOD

Do not use flame for this. 

In a pan take ghee, add sugar to it and beat with the help of spoon till it becomes fluppy. Add maida mixture and prepare a dough. Do not add water to it.

Make small round balls of the dough and flatten them lightly with the press of your palm (in whatever shape you like you biscuits to be). Give a small cut on the top of the ball and decorate it with cardamon and melon seeds. 

Preheat the microwave to 180'C. Grease a baking dish with Flour and Oil (any oil). Put the biscuits in a the baking dish. Bake it in a preheated oven at 170-180^.c for 20-25 minutes.

Naan Khatai is ready to be served.

INGREDIENTS

50 gm White Butter                     

100 gm Icing Sugar (Buy from market)

1 tsp Water              

½ tsp Essence

METHOD

Mix all the ingredients and beat them finely till the peaks come.

Cool down in the freezer.

INGREDIENTS

250 ml Fresh Cream (Chilled)                         

3 tbsp Icing Sugar (Buy from the market)

1 tsp Essence

 METHOD

Take cream and sugar in a bowl and beat  in a single direction nicely and evenly. Add 1 tsp essence in it. To fluppy the cream, sprinkle water in between. Beat it till butter comes and till the peaks come.

Fresh Cream Icing is ready.

NOTE: Prepare Butter Icing in advance

INGREDIENTS

1 ¾ cup Maida                                    1 Level tsp Baking Soda

2 tbsp Cocoa Powder                        1 cup Sugar

1 cup Curd                                           ¾ cup Oil (Refined)

Preparation:

Maida Mixture: Mix maida, soda and cocoa powder. Purify them using a sieve.

METHOD

Add sugar, curd and oil in a pan. Beat them in a single direction. Add Maida mixture and ½ cup water into it. Mix them evenly.

Pour the mixture in a greased baking dish and bake it in a preheated oven at 200^.c for 10 minutes and at 150^.c for 15 minutes.

Decorate it with Butter Icing

Tip: Can be eaten without icing too.

NOTE: Prepare Fresh Cream Icing in advance

INGREDIENTS

3 Eggs                                                       3 ½ tbsp Sugar

2 ½ tbsp Maida                                        1 tbsp Cocoa Powder

¾ tsp Baking Powder                              Essence

Icing Sugar

Preparation: 

Maida Mixture: Mix maida, cocoa powder and baking powder. Seive them thrice.

Sugar Syrup: Mix Water, icing sugar and essence

METHOD

Beat 3 eggs. Add sugar in it. Beat them in a single direction till it turns white. Add Maida mixture one spoonful at a time and mix using cut and fold method. Pour the material in a greased baking dish (maida+oil). Bake the dish in a preheated oven at 170^.c for 15-20 minutes. Switch off the oven and keep it inside for 5 minutes.

For Pastry:

Cut the cake into rectangle pieces. Add sugar syrup in the cake piece. Divide the piece into two parts (width wise). On the lower inside layer, spread the fresh icing. Cover it with the second layer. Spread icing on top of the piece and decorate it with the cherry.

Tip: Remember to use cut and fold method otherwise it will not come fluffy.