Nankhatai (Bengali: নানখাতাই; Burmese: နံကထိုင်; Hindustani: नानख़टाई (Hindi) / نان خطائی (Urdu); Sinhala: ඤාණකතා; Tamil: நானஹத்தா) are shortbread biscuits originating in the Indian state of Gujarat.

[1] They are now popular throughout India and also in the neighbouring countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Myanmar.

[3] In Afghanistan and northeastern Iran, these biscuits are called کلچهٔ خطائی kulcha-i khaṭāʾī in Persian (kulcha is a type of Afghan, Iranian and Indian bread similar to nān).

کوتاہ نظرکوتاہ بین koṭah–nazar in Urdu /koṭah–been in Persian means shortsighted, someone who doesn't anticipate complex or far fetched outcomes.

[2] Nankhatai is believed to have originated in Surat in the 16th century, when Dutch and Indians were the important spice traders.