Ingredients
All-purpose
flour - 2cups (250 gms)
Semolina
- 1½ cups (250 gms)
Vegetable
oil - 75 ml (50 - 55 gm)
Salt
- 2tsp
Carom
seeds (Ajwain) - 1 tsp
Lukewarm
water - (180 - 190 ml)
Vegetable
oil for frying
Method
Step
1: Mix all dry ingredients i.e. salt, all-purpose flour, semolina, carom seeds
in a bowl.
Step
2: Now add the vegetable oil and rub properly for 5 mins (this is extremely important
to make crispy “Mathri”).
Step
3: Add the Lukewarm water in this mixture and knead this into a tight dough.
Step
4: keep this aside in a zip lock pouch for half an hour. (Need to be airtight)
Step
5: break the dough in small size balls and press them with your palms and keep aside.
Step
6: As we being to roll them keep the vegetable oil for frying on a low flame.
Start to roll the dough balls into small “Mathri” size flats and punch them
with a fork or knife with a light hand on both sides.
Step
7: Now start frying them in a medium hot oil on keep the flame and fry them both
sides until light brown in color (keep them a shade less than shown in the
picture).
Step
8: Let them cool down at room temperature and enjoy the crispy snack with
pickle or chutney.
Tips
Should
be stored in airtight container, they shall last for more than a month.
They
are a very good companion with evening tea/coffee.
Best
enjoyed with pickle or any chutney.
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