In a mixing bowl, combine the maida and ghee. Rub the maida between fingers to mix well. Make sure all the maida is coated well with the ghee. Now add some water to knead a stiff dough, keep aside for 30 minutes.

Now divide the dough into small equal portions then roll a portion of the dough into a small circle like puri. Now prick it all over the rolled puri with the help of a fork and cut it in round shapes with round cutter and then uses smaller cutter and cut the centre again as shown in figure.

Heat sufficient oil on low heat and drop the mathari into the oil, the oil should not be too hot. Fry mathari well until it gets nice golden colour from the both sides and take the mathari out drain excess oil and transfer into a plate. Keep aside.

For sugar syrup, take water add sugar and cook it, after some times add cardamom powder, saffron strands and keep cooking till it becomes a single string consistency.

Now drop mathari into the hot sugar syrup and coat syrup well from both sides. Then immediately transfer the mathari into a plate. Meethi Mathari is ready.

Garnish with pista, rose petals, cherry and serve.