Baked mathri

Name: Baked mathri
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Refined flour; 3 tbsp Hot ghee; 1/4 th cup Water; 2 tsp Carom seeds; 2 tsp ground black pepper; 1/4 th tsp Baking soda; 2 tsp salt; 1 tbsp oil for brushing

Janvi Khombhadia @cook_8407615

Mumbai

Mathri is a traditional North Indian crispy cracker generally feasted upon during festival like Diwali. Home-made Mathris are preferred for tea time snack. It's specialty is that you can make them at home and can store for more than a month in an air-tight container. They are also known as nimkis. You can also make variations using different flours like wheat mathris or flavored version by adding beetroot or spinach juice. Here, I have baked the mathri instead of frying. #diwalidelights

Janvi Khombhadia @cook_8407615

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Ingredients

1 cupRefined flour
3 tbspHot ghee
1/4th cup Water
2 tspCarom seeds
2 tspground black pepper
1/4th tsp Baking soda
2 tspsalt
1 tbspoil for brushing

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Steps

1

Take a large mixing bowl add mix refined flour, carom seeds, black pepper, salt, baking soda and hot ghee.
2

The whole mixture should resemble breadcrumbs. Add little little water at a time and knead into a stiff dough. Add more water if needed
3

Cover the mathri dough with the damp cloth and set aside for 30 minutes.
4

Divide the mathri dough into small balls and roll out all the balls into small circles of 3 inch diameter.
5

Prick them evenly with a fork, to prevent them from puffing while in the oven.
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Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C. Arrange the mathri dough circles on a greased baking sheet, and brush them with little oil. Bake for 25-30 mins or till they nice golden in colour.
7

Turn over the mathris and bake them for 10 more minutes. Once cooled, store the baked mathris in an airtight container.