How to make Methi Mathri -
Crispy Indian fried dough snack – perfect with chai.
This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.
Main Ingredients : Refined Flour,
Cuisine : Uttar Pradesh
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Methi Mathri Recipe Card
Mathris are one of the best accompaniments to a cup of hot masala chai and with this recipe you can enjoy it anytime. This very basic ingredient recipe is simple – just make sure you get the dough right. Adding hot oil to the mathri dough is an important step to ensure the mathris crisp.
Prep Time : 31-40 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Methi Mathri Recipe
Refined Flour 2 cups
Salt to taste
Carom seeds (ajwain) 1/2 teaspoon
Kasoori methi 2 tablespoons
Ghee 5 tablespoons
Oil for deep-frying
Method
Step 1
Take the flour in a bowl, add salt, carom seeds, kasoori methi and mix well.
Step 2
Add melted ghee and mix in well. Add cold water and knead into a hard dough. Make around twenty to twenty four balls of even size and flatten them slightly.
Step 3
Roll them into small puris and fold in half and then fold again to make a triangle.
Step 4
Stick a clove at one corner making it appear like a pan (betel leaf parcel). Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Reduce the heat on attaining the frying temperature.
Step 5
Add the mathris and fry till golden and crisp. You can also make them in round shape. Lightly prick them with a fork so that the mathris do not rise like puris.
Step 6
Drain and let them cool. Store in airtight tins.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1835 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 178.4 gm
Protein : 26.9 gm
Fat : 112.6 gm
Other : Niacin- 5.8mg
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