In India, it is not common to have an oven at home, that is the reason I posted cake in pressure cooker long time back. From that time, I got queries like – can be bake chocolate cake in cooker, can we make carrot cake in cooker, can we make cookies in cooker, can we bake muffins etc. That is the reason I kept the title as Cookies in Cooker which means, you can bake any cookies in cooker following the method given below. (also cookies with egg, eggless cookies). I got lot of request asking me to post how to bake/make cookies in cooker. Today we will learn how to bake cookies in cooker following this easy method.
Cookies-Biscuits in Cooker
Prep Time : 5 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Yields: 6
Recipe Category: Cookies-Snacks
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Yields: 6
Recipe Category: Cookies-Snacks
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Whole wheat flour – 1/2 cup
Melted ghee or butter – 3 tbsp
Salt – a pinch
Sugar (powdered) or powdered jaggery – 1 1/2 – 2 tbsp
Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp
Preparing the cooker for baking cookies
Take a pressure cooker or any thick bottomed pan, spread a layer of sand or salt (about 1 inch) inside the cooker.
Then keep any stand or perforated plate which comes with the cooker. I kept two such plates to raise the height.
Pre heat the cooker (or any thick bottomed pan) with the sand/salt on high flame for 10 minutes.
Method
Take melted ghee in a bowl, add powdered sugar or organic powdered jaggery, vanilla essence and salt. Mix well.
Add wheat flour and mix well to form a dough. You do not have to knead the dough. Keep it covered in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
Divide the dough equally, form balls and flatten it. You can make a design with a fork, after flattening it as I have done.
Grease an aluminium cooker container or any aluminium tin, place the cookies on it leaving enough space between the cookies.
Then place the tin inside the cooker (or heavy bottomed pan) using tongs as the cooker/pan will be very hot.
Reduce the heat to low and close the cooker without weight/whistle and gasket. If you are using heavy bottomed pan, cover the pan with a lid
Bake for 15 minutes or until the cookies/biscuits starts to brown near the edges. Once the bottom starts browning, switch off the cooker and let the cookies be inside the cooker for 5 minutes. It took 20 minutes for me. The timings will vary depending on the size of the cooker, the amount of heat etc.
Then remove the cookies gently and place it on a wire rack to cool completely. The cookies will be soft but once it cools it will become crisp.
Storage – Once it cools, you can store it in an airtight container.
Note – You can use the same salt and sand over and over again for baking in cooker.
Use an old cooker as baking in cooker often, will damage the cooker.
You can bake any cookies, cakes, muffins following the above method.
You can add coarsely powdered nuts to the cookie dough. I baked 2 batches – one plain batch and other with cashew nuts, both in pressure cooker following the above method.
Do keep an eye on the cookies after 10 minutes of baking.
Check my Cake in Pressure cooker or click the picture below to take you to that page. (you can bake any cakes, be it chocolate cake, zebra cake, cakes with eggs, eggless cakes etc).
Also check my Steamed Cakes
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Simple & Easy Recipe Definitely Gonna Try It Today
I am going to try too.
Hi Padhu thanks for sharing this.. I didn have that stand..can v do without that or tats mandate?
No, you should not keep it directly. If you do not have that stand, any other stand or even a small vessel will work.Place a small stainless steel or aluminium vessel and then place the baking tin or plate.
Thank you so much I wil try
Hi Padhu.
It sounds amazing..
I have an aluminium idli stand. Can I try these in that??
Instead of the cake tin, you want to use aluminium idli stand – You can use an aluminium plate instead of an idli stand. I don't think you can use idli stand as there will be holes in it.
No…It doesn't have holes like those steel ones'…that's why…
Then you can try. If it is steel, cover it with an aluminium foil.
Can we try the same with raagi flour?!
I have already posted ragi cookies. Try that.link below
http://www.padhuskitchen.com/2014/06/ragi-biscuits-finger-millet-biscuit.html
I tried ragi cookies with this recipe, it did not turn out well. It was too brittle. Will try again and update.
Thanks for sharing the recipe Padhu :)..will try it soon and update u..
Is it possible to try in electric cooker
I don't think it will work as the cooker will get damaged.
I was not able to form balls and flatten it. Got broke. Where did i go wrong? Pls help. Also after taking out from frigde it was hard.
Thanks in advance
It will be a bit hard after taking from the fridge. If it is kept outside for 4-5 minutes, it will soften, then you can make balls and flatten it.
Thank you very much. Will try again
I tried making this yesterday and it turned out yummm… Glad that I got a good recipe for my one year old without baking powder..!!!
Is it necessary to use aluminium tin? I got steel tins with my cooker. Can i use steel plates/tins to bake the cookies?
Use aluminium vessel/tray for best results or cover your steel plate with aluminium foil.
Do we have to cover steel tin from outer side and what is difference between steamed and baked cake do we have to consume steam cake same day
You can cover it on the inside also. Steamed cakes should be used on the same day due to the moisture content in it.
Hi,i hv doubt for making a dough 3 TSP is nt enough for me so I take 6 TSP to make a dough and my dough was so soft after I took out from fridge. Is this due to excess ghee??if so hw to make a dough wit out excess ghee,balls r breaking , can't make a ball , pls help me. We're I was wrong.
For half cup of wheat flour – 3 tbsp of ghee is a little excess but I wanted to make it without baking powder. But if you keep the dough in the fridge, it will become firm and you can make balls and flatten it quickly. If you want to reduce the ghee, add a little baking powder.
Hi padhu i tried this, but it was taking so much time to bake. After 20 mins and 5 mins covered it was only half baked like little brown. I used wheat n sathu maavu mixed. Equal portions. Does wheat take more time to cook? Next batch i left n it got burnt.
Yes, it will take time. When baking for the first time in pressure cooker, keep an eye on the cookies. When the bottom starts browning, you can remove the cookies and cool it on a wire rack. The cookies will be soft but once it cools, it will be prefect.So avoid over baking.
Hi padhu mam….do we want to grease the whole tin??
I dnt hav aluminum tin….what can I use instead?
Also pls tell me can we use any veg or fruit puree…in this recipe instead of sugar..for my baby
Grease the whole bottom surface alone. Yes you can use aluminium time.I have not tried with fruit puree so I am not sure. But you can use powdered jaggery.
What if I don't have that sand to be put in vessel..
You can use salt. You can reuse the same salt next time when you bake in cooker.
Nice one… For me or text burnt at top and light at base. I use stainless steel pan and rock sugar.
Never use stainless steel pan for baking. Also powder sugar and add.
hello mam.
I don't have aluminum cooker. So how can.i proceed with the stainless steel cooker?
You can make cookies on tawa also. Spread sand on tawa, heat it then keep the plate with unbaked cookies, simmer and cook covered.
I tried with salt and baked for close to 30 mins after cooling also it didn't turn cripsy it was soggy….what I should do
You should bake until the bottom starts browning.
Padhu, how do we know the bottom has become brown?
Can we use unsalted butter
Yes, you can use unsalted butter.
Unknown – you have to check to see if the bottom has browned.
I made it now.. and it is yummy…. ome doubt. . If ghee is not enough to knead thr dough what can be added in substitution to ghee
You can add a little milk (at room temperature) if the ghee is not enough to make the dough.
Mam I just read ur recipe & seems very tasty & want to try it out but hve 1 doubt with the use of salt as base for pre hearing the cooker / heavy utensil for baking …… My doubt is if that salt will add any salty taste to the cookies while baking ???
Hello.. I tried it today.. It is yummy 🙂 Thanks for the easy and simple recipe.. But its little hard to bite.. Correct me pls 🙂
Mam can we reuse the cooker after making cooking for other purpose
Yes, you can use it.
I have an aluminium idli cooker.Can i bake it in that by keeping perforated aluminium plate(which came along with it for steaming banana etc ) .There will be nothing directly on top of salt as the plate sits midway in the idli cooker.Will that be fine?I was trying to add its picture but I cannot add.Also,I prepared dough yesterday and it's in fridge.Can i make the cookies today or should I make fresh dough?
Hi Padhu, I have been following your recipes since long now.. thank you for such tasty recipes 🙂 tried making cookies today. I have used steel cooker, rock salt as base and have placed cookies in greased aluminium tin. I noticed that the cookies turned slightly dark brown on the top by 10th minute. So I switched off the flame. Yet to remove it out. Just wanted to know if this procedure followed is correct.
This recipe turned out very well. My kid liked it so much. Can I make ragi cookies with this same pattern? 1/2 wheat+1/2ragi? Or please tell me any other suggestion?
Happy to know that it turned out well. You can try. Also you can check my
Ragi biscuits
Kya ham sugar powder Ki jagah sugar liquid (shira)daal sakte h
Use only powdered sugar.
Can I give this biscuit to my 9 month old?
Yes, you can but start with 1/2 a biscuit.
I used ashirvaad flour.. Do I need to sniff it before measuring?
No need to sieve Ashirwaad atta.
Can I use pressure Pan instead of cooker?
Yes or even any heavy bottomed kadai.
I do not have an aluminum container to place the cookies in the cooker. What is the alternative for this? Can I use stainless steel container?
Use only aluminium container for best results.
Instead of salt in the cooker can it be filled with water in the bottom
No. If you add water, it steams and does not bake. Add only salt or sand.
Hello. Must I use sand or salt at the bottom of the cooker? Can I just use something else like a plate or anything to lift the cookie pan from the bottom of the cooker?
You can use sand or salt. Yes you can use a plate.
It is necessary to kept dough in refrigerator? If yes, then why?
Yes, so that it will not change shape while baking.
Can we keep cookies in one plate and above another plate at the same time while baking cookies in cooker
Yes, if you have space.
Apart from wheat flour can u use self rinsing flour
You can make with self raising flour also.
Hi padhu! I added all ingredients according to your recipe but my dough was do dry. It doesn’t took shape. Can you help me with this.
You can add 1-2 tsp of milk, if it is dry.
I do as the instructions but my dough is too dry .
Add 1-2 tsp milk if the dough is dry.
can we use all purpose flour instead of atta?
Yes