Nan Khatai

Mughal-era cardamom shortbread — a crisp, crumbly biscuit of flour, ghee, and powdered sugar scented generously with green cardamom and topped with a whole pistachio or a pinch of sesame seeds. Originally baked in clay pots surrounded by charcoal; now the defining bakery biscuit of Mughal-influenced North India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, sold in every old bazaar from Delhi to Kabul.