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Kesar Pista Elaichi Biscuits – Eggless

March 15, 2016 by simplyvegetarian777 27 Comments

Kesar Pista Elaichi Biscuits - Eggless

Kesar Pista Elaichi Biscuits – Eggless

Kesar is Saffron. Pista is Pistachio. Elaichi is cardamom.

Kesar Pista Elaichi Biscuits – Eggless or cookies have all the 3 beautiful delicate flavors combined together to bring out the Indian festive spirit in fusion form. The best part is that I have made these biscuits eggfree, keeping the festival of Holi in mind.

These biscuits melt in the mouth, and every single bite is like reliving the childhood back in India. Saffron in the cookie reminds me of the warmth of my mum and dadi. Pista brings the color of the festival to me with a royal sophistication. Elaichi….ahh…that aroma and flavor of cardamom lingers for long and lets me relish the golden moments, a little longer.

Since my birth country is India and karma bhoomi (place of livelihood) is America, many a times, my Indian American Kitchen gives shape to recipes combining the American techniques and Indian flavors. This recipe is one such recipe. I adapted the recipe from Joy of Baking‘s Pecan Shortbread Cookies. I read the recipe and picked the base and added my fusion flavors and the result was awesome.

Kesar Pista Elaichi Biscuits - Eggless

Kesar Pista Elaichi Biscuits – Eggless

My oldest daughter put one biscuit in her mouth and exclaimed – “Ma, it is almost like Gujiya in a cookie form”. I think that is the best compliment I have ever received since that exactly what I was aiming for and I accomplished it. Only a true foodie can understand my epitome of happiness at that minute.

To get some more eggless cookie recipes, check these out – Jelly Thumbprint Cookies, Chocolate Walnut Crisp Biscuits, Eggless Walnut Brownie and Oats Whole Wheat Nuts Biscotti.

Some other very popular Holi recipes from my blog are – Thandai Pudding, Achari Mathri, Gujiya, Baked Gujiya, Kanji, Dahi Pakodi and Jal Jeera.

Kesar Pista Elaichi Biscuits, eggless

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Kesar Pista Elaichi Biscuits - Eggless

Kesar Pista Elaichi Biscuits – Eggless

Kitchen Equipments Required

Chopping board, knife, mortal – pestel, 2 baking trays, parchment paper or butter paper, electric egg beater, a big mixing bowl, a medium mixing bowl, a small microwave safe bowl, flour sifter (atta chhalni), heavy duty plastic wrap.

Ingredients

Maida / Refined Flour – 1 cup

Butter, unsalted – 1/2 cup, 1 stick at room temperature

Salt – 1 fat pinch

Sugar, fine – 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp

Kesar / Saffron – 1 fat pinch

Milk – 1&1/2 tbsp

Elaichi / Cardamom – 6 pods

Pista / Pistachio, usalted – 2 tbsp

Method

Preparing the Ingredients 

  1. Peel the cardamom pods and discard the peels. Crush the cardamom seeds into fine powder in the mortar-pestal. Set aside
  2. Heat 1&1/2 tbsp milk in microwave safe bowl for 15 seconds and soak saffron in it. Set aside.
  3. Chop the peeled unsalted pistachios into fine and thin slices. Set aside.

Preparing the Cookie / Biscuit Dough

  1. Take the medium bowl and sift the flour and salt in it. Set aside.
  2. Take the big bowl. Add the soft butter and sugar to the bowl. Whisk and Beat the sugar and butter together for about 3 minutes till light and creamy, with electric egg beater.
  3. Add saffron milk and cardamom powder to the mixing bowl. Mix well.
  4. Now add flour and chopped pistachios to the butter mixture. Slowly and gently incorporate the butter sugar mix with flour and pistachio. Combine together to make a cookie dough. We do not knead this dough. Just gather together in the bowl.
  5. Take a large piece of heavy duty plastic wrap. Empty the dough with crumbs on the plastic wrap. Make a log of even sides. Start wrapping the dough in the plastic wrap while spreading it long and shaping evenly. You may shape it in a square-shape log or circular-shape log. Wrap it tightly from all the sides.
  6. Refrigerate the cookie dough log for about 3 hrs. You may refrigerate it overnight also.

Baking the Cookies

  1. Take the cookie-dough log out. Let it rest at the room temperature for about 10-12 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven at 350*F / 180*C. Line the 2 baking sheets with parchment or butter paper.
  3. Mark 1/2 inch thick marks on the cookie log. It would yield about 16-20 cookies. Cut out the cookies and place them on the cookie sheets 2 inches apart from each other.
  4. Bake these cookies for about 10-12 minutes till the sides of the cookie turn pinkish brown.
  5. Take them out. Cool at the room temperature over the cooling wires. They will firm up in texture, after cooling.
  6. Store in air tight container.

Notes 

  1. I made thinner cookies about 1/4 inch thick. You may decide the thickness to your desire.
  2. You may shape them as desired. Instead of making a log, you may make a disc out of the cookie dough and refrigerate the disc instead of log.

I had had a great time creating and baking these cookies in my Indian American Kitchen for Holi. I am sure that you will love these too! These are perfect to entertain friends and family. These also make the perfect Hostess Gift.

Sonal

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Comments

  1. Framed Recipes

    March 18, 2016 at 8:29 am

    Loved your daughters comment about the cookie. Happy Holi Sonal. – Sreelatha

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 18, 2016 at 9:00 am

      Thanks girl ❤️❤️

      Reply
  2. Tanvee

    March 17, 2016 at 5:18 am

    Lovnig them and gonna make them soon! 🙂 Will keep you posted! <3

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 17, 2016 at 7:49 am

      Reply
  3. Donna

    March 16, 2016 at 9:23 am

    You are a genius at creating. Will Def be trying them as they sound so easy and utterly butterly delicious. DONNA

    Reply
  4. Ruchi

    March 16, 2016 at 9:17 am

    Lovely share Sonal, loaded with flavor and looks super yummy!!

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 17, 2016 at 7:50 am

      Thanks Ruchi ❤️

      Reply
  5. Loretta

    March 16, 2016 at 3:00 am

    Oh clever you Sonal, love all the gorgeous flavors in these biscuits, my favorite too. What is gujiya?

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 16, 2016 at 5:05 am

      Thanks Loretta 🙂
      Gujiya is a deep fried empanada kind of sweet. It is also called Karanji is western parts of India. It is filled with dry fruits, dry milk solid and sugar.

      Reply
  6. Elaine @ foodbod

    March 16, 2016 at 2:42 am

    I totally understand your absolute joy at your daughters compliment love the flavours x

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 16, 2016 at 5:07 am

      Thanks dear ❤️

      Reply
  7. Shreya

    March 15, 2016 at 8:21 pm

    They look fabulous Sonal❤

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 16, 2016 at 5:07 am

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  8. apsara

    March 15, 2016 at 7:40 pm

    Awesome cookies with lovely flavors. You have set the mood for Holi with all these ideas!

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 16, 2016 at 5:08 am

      Thank you darling :)..

      Reply
  9. preethiscuisine

    March 15, 2016 at 6:41 pm

    Lovely crisp cookies!! Loved the addition of Kesar Pista.Wonderful share.

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 15, 2016 at 6:59 pm

      Thanks Preethi 🙂

      Reply
  10. Aruna

    March 15, 2016 at 3:04 pm

    Ah, the lovely flavours of cardamom and kesar!

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 15, 2016 at 4:36 pm

      I love these flavors 🙂

      Reply
  11. [email protected]

    March 15, 2016 at 12:24 pm

    Those cookies look delicious!! And taste like gujiya you say? Yum yum! 🙂

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 15, 2016 at 2:24 pm

      Thanks Ranjana

      Reply
  12. Lynz Real Cooking

    March 15, 2016 at 11:51 am

    They sound lovely and delicious! I love the ingredients Sonal, so special!

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 15, 2016 at 2:25 pm

      Thanks Lynn ❤️
      I bet these are very common ingredients in mid eastern desserts and dishes too 🙂

      Reply
      • Lynz Real Cooking

        March 15, 2016 at 5:02 pm

        yes I think they are!

        Reply
  13. shailja

    March 15, 2016 at 11:04 am

    Totally in love with these delicious looking cookies . They have all my favorite flavors in them ..

    Reply
    • simplyvegetarian777

      March 15, 2016 at 2:25 pm

      Reply

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