Methi Mathri By sandhyan

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Relish methi mathri or Indian savory crackers(fried flaky biscuits) with pickle or chutneys. The mathris are prepared by deep frying a wheat flour based dough which has dried fenugreek leaves or methi added to it along with spices lie ajwain and saunf. Discover how to prepare mathris with our easy and quick Punjabi mathri recipe.

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Ingredients

Ingredients Quantities
2 cups plain flour (maida)
salt to taste
1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
4 tbsp ghee or vanaspati
cloves (laung / lavang)
oil to deep fry

Method

Method of preparation

Take the flour in a bowl, add salt, ajwain, kasoori methi and mix well.
Add ghee and mix in well. add cold water and knead into a hard dough.
Make marble sized even balls and flatten them slightly. roll them into small puris
And fold in half and then fold again to make a triangle. stick a clove at one
Corner. now it will look like a paan.
Heat oil in a kadhai. when it is hot enough reduce the heat. add the mathris and
Fry them on medium heat 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.
Drain and let them cool. store in airtight tins.