nankhatai
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Nankhatai (; Burmese: နံကထိုင်; Hindustani: नानख़ताई (Hindi) ਨਾਨ ਖਟਾਈ (Punjabi) / (Urdu); ; Tamil: நானஹத்தா) are shortbread biscuits originating in the Indian subcontinent, common in Northern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar (formerly Burma).
Key facts
- Food.name
- Nankhatai
- Food.image
- nankhatai.jpg
- Food.alternate_name
- Kulcha-i khaṭāʾī
- Food.region
- Indian subcontinent
- Food.national_cuisine
- Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani
- Food.type
- Shortbread
- Food.main_ingredient
- Wheat flour, rice flour, butter, powdered sugar, milk or yogurt, salt, honey, baking powder
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- History
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- References
Nankhatai (; Burmese: နံကထိုင်; Hindustani: नानख़ताई (Hindi) ਨਾਨ ਖਟਾਈ (Punjabi) / (Urdu); ; Tamil: நானஹத்தா) are shortbread biscuits originating in the Indian subcontinent, common in Northern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar (formerly Burma).
== Etymology == The word nankhatai is derived from the Classical Persian , , composed of meaning ‘bread’ and meaning ‘Cathayan’. The word has been borrowed into the Burmese language as nankahtaing (နံကထိုင်), in the Tamil language (in East Tamil Nadu) as naanahatha (நானஹத்தா), and in the Sinhala language (in Sri Lanka) as ghanakatha (ඤාණකතා).
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