Authentic Tulsi (Holy Basil) 20 g ingredient photograph, not an image of finished shortbread.

Ingredients

• 125 g butter, softened
• 60 g caster sugar
• 180 g flour
• 1 teaspoon finely crushed dried Tulsi
• Finely grated zest of 1 lemon

How to prepare

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C.
2. Cream the softened butter and caster sugar until smooth.
3. Mix in the finely crushed dried Tulsi and fresh lemon zest.
4. Gently incorporate the flour to form a soft shortbread dough.
5. Shape the dough, chill until firm enough to cut, and slice or cut into biscuits.
6. Bake at 170°C for approximately 12–15 minutes until the biscuit edges are lightly golden. Allow to cool fully.

Kitchen notes

Contains milk/dairy and wheat/gluten. Use properly identified food-grade dried Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) intended for culinary use, not ornamental or pesticide-treated herbs. The archived recipe does not specify a validated chill duration, yield or shelf life; chill until the dough is manageable and bake until cooked through. No therapeutic claims are made.