Welcome to my kitchen, Today we will make Mathri. Mathri is a popular snack recipe that people enjoy with tea in Northern India. Since Holi Festival is about to come, Mathri is the best breakfast to serve to guests. They also make for a simple but special homemade gift. it is very easy to make and you can store it in an airtight container. Try to make it to this Holi festival. This is the very tastiest snack eaten with tea. so let's come and learn how to make Mathri.
Ingredients for Mathri
2 cup all-purpose flour (maida)
¼ cup Semolina (sooji or rava)
½ teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain)
½ teaspoon crushed black peppercorns (Kali Mirch)
1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves (Kasuri methi)
3-4 tablespoon ghee
Oil for deep frying
Salt as a taste
Water as required
Recipe of Mathri
Step 1:- In a mixing bowl take maida, semolina, carom seeds, Kasuri
methi, black pepper, ghee, and salt.
Step 2:- Mix well all ingredients with help your fingers.
Step 3:- Add a little water and knead the mixture into a smooth
dough. Cover the bowl and set aside for 30 minutes. the dough should be harder than
paratha dough.
Step 4:- Knead the dough again for a minute and divide it into equal portions. like a lemon size
Step 5:- Place each potion on a rolling board and slightly press it
using your palm.
Step 6:- Then roll it by using a rolling pin. and make 8-10 pricks
on it using a fork. flip it and prick another side as well. (it will help prevent
puffing during deep-frying)
Step 7:- Heat the oil in a heavy bottom pan over the medium flame.
when oil becomes medium hot, then put 4-5 rolled circles at a time into the oil.
and reduce the flame.
Step 8:- When you fry the
mathri The temperature of the oil
should be low to medium so that the mathri is cooked till deep inside.
Step 9:- Cook all mathri
when the bottom surface turns light golden brown. Now flip it over to another side
and cook deep –fry till becoming turns golden brown on another side.
Step 10:- Remove excess oil. keep all fried mathri in tissue paper.