Learn how to make Delicious Diwali Special 'Mathri' or 'Mathi' with our chef Ruchi Bharani .
Mathri is a Rajasthani snack which is called as Mathi in Hindi, and it is a perfect Tea-Time Snack recipe . It is a kind of flaky biscuit from north-west region of India. Once available only in selected places, Mathi or Mathri as its often called, is now available in almost all sweet shops in India.
Ingredients: (Serves 4) - 1 cup wheat Flour - 1 cup All Purpose Flour - 1 tbsp Carrom Seeds - 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp Salt - 2 tbsp Ghee - Water - Oil(for frying)
Method: 1. Mix wheat flour & all purpose flour in a large bowl, and add carrom seeds, cumin seeds, salt, ghee 2. Once you get a bread crumb like texture, add water to the mix and make a dough 3. Now, let the dough rest for 20 minutes, and after that, start rolling the dough over a rolling board which is greased with ghee 4. Once rolled, apply ghee over the rolled dough; dust it with some flour, roll it and cut it into small slices 5. Flatten these slices and keep it aside 6. Now, roll these dough slices; give it 2 folds, forming a triangle and lock the entire opening 7. Using a knife, make small slits on both the sides, so the mathri don't puff up 8. Do the same with the remaining dough slices 9. Now, on a medium-low heat, fry these mathris till they turn golden brown in color 10. Drain the excess oil, take it out on a plate and serve it
