Masala Mathri

Homemade fried snacks are usually out of my radar. Not that I don’t like them but all I can see is the no. of calories in them. :-|

However, there was this day when I craved for something fried. Was tired of the same old potato chips and I thought, ‘Mathri’ it is.

These mathris are mouthwatering and I bet ‘No one can eat just one’. :)

Ingredients

All-purpose flour/ Maida – 1 cup

Wheat flour – ¼ cup

Carom seeds/ Ajwain – ¼ tsp.

Fennel seeds powder/ saunf – ¼ tsp., crushed coarsely

Black Pepper powder – ¾ tsp., coarsely ground

Chat masala – ½ tsp.

Chili powder – ¼ tsp.

Ghee – 2 tsp.

Oil – for deep frying

Salt – to taste

Water – enough to knead the dough

Yield - 25 bite sized mathris

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients above (except oil) and make dough.

2.  Keep the dough aside for 15 – 20 minutes.

3.  Divide the dough in to equal parts and roll them in to small thick puris.

4.  Prick both sides of the puris with a fork (so that they don’t puff up while frying).

5.  Place the puris on a plate greased with ghee/ oil/ butter. I used ghee.

6.  In a pan, heat the oil. Once the oil is ready, put in the puris and fry them in medium flame until they become golden brown in color. Repeat this step for all the puris.

7.  Once all the mathris (fried puris) are done, transfer them in to a big bowl and sprinkle a little chili powder on the top.

8.  Toss the mathris for a second or two and let them cool. Enjoy the mathris with a cup of tea. :)