Methi Mathri is crispy deep-fried fenugreek flavored Punjabi savory snack. These mathri are a must tea time snack to enjoy.
What is Mathri/Mathi/Matthi?
Mathri or Mathi is a popular North Indian savoury flaky deep fried snack that is vavaialble in almost all sweet shops in India. It makes a wonderful tea time ssnack and becasue of its long shelf life mathri is also considered as a wonderful travel snack.
There ar so many variations of mathri, be it plain salted, masala mathri, ajwain mathri, achaari mthri or methi/fenugreek mathri. Mathri is served as a snack in marriages and festivals/Pujas and is the most popular snack in North India.
Methi Mathri
Methi mathri is fenugreek aka methi flavored flaky biscuits. The dried fenugreek leaves give a unique and wonderful flavor to the mathri. It tastes just amazing with a cup of tea.
Ingredienst Needed to make Methi Mathri
- All-purpose flour/Maida: Good quality all-purpose flour or maida makes the most delicious mathri.
- Oil: Oil plays an important role in making flaky mathri and also needed to deep fry them.
- Salt: For seasoning.
- Fenugreek Leaves: Dried fenugreek leaves or kasuri methi for unique flavors.
- Ajwain/Carom seeds: Carom seeds also add nice flavors and help in digestion too.
Time needed: 1 hour and 15 minutes
How to make Methi Mathri?
- Make dough and Shape Mathri
In a mixing bowl add maida, salt carom seeds, and methi leaves. Add 1/4 cup of oil and mix till it becomes crumbly. Using enough water knead a firm dough. Keep the dough covered for resting for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Make small balls from the dough and flatten each ball with a rolling pin or by pressing in between palms.
Prick the mathris with a fork
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- Deep fry the Mathri
Fry few mathri at a time on medium heat until golden and crisp from both sides for about 10-12 minutes. Remove from oil, drain on a paper towel. Serve and enjoy.
Storage and Serving
Store mathri in an air tight container. They satys fresh for a good solid month at room temperature. Make sure the container is air tight or else mathri will become soft.
Serve the mathri as it is or a cup of Indian Masala Chai.
Pro Tips to make Flaky Mathri
- Add the oil to the dough and rub it to ensure the oil is mixed properly in the flour.
- Make sure to rest the dough for making flaky mathris.
- Deep fry the mathri only on low medium heat or else they will be unlocked from the center and will only get cook from the outer covering.
- Fry the mathri in batches. Do not overcrowd the oil.
- You can also add ghee instead of oil while making the dough.
- Don’t forget to prick the mathri or else they will puff up while frying.
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- Namak Para
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- Cornflakes Chivda
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Methi Mathri
Equipment
- Wok
- Slotted Ladle
Ingredients
- 2 cup maida/all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 teaspoon carom seeds
- salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon dry methi leaves
- oil for frying
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl add maida,salt carom seeds and methi leaves. Add 1/4 cup of oil and mix till it becomes crumbly.
- Using enough water knead a firm dough. Keep the dough covered for resting for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Now heat oil in a wok.
- Make small balls from the dough and flatten each ball with a rolling pin or by pressing in between palms.
- Prick the mathris with a fork.
- Fry 3-4 mathri at a time on medium heat until golden and crisp from both sides for about 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from oil, drain on a paper towel.
- Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
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Sapana Behl
I know what you mean. The fried snacks don't last as long as we slog around preparing them. Mathris make a great tea time snack.
Omg, this mathris are seriously irresistible, i can munch some rite now without any guilt.
Love these crunchy & delicious mathris.
These mathris look so sinful Sapana, very nice choice for evening snack!