Mathri (Salted Crackers)
- 2 cup All Purpose flour plain flour or maida
- ½ cup sooji semolina flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ajwain
- 4 Tbsp oil
- ¾ cup lukewarm water use as needed
- Oil to fry
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Mix all the ingredients except the water.
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Add the water little at a time, kneading into a firm dough.
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Cover the dough and set aside for 15 minutes or more.
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Divide the dough into about 40 equal parts.
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Take each part of the dough and make a flat ball shape. Roll them into 2 inch circles.
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Prick each mathri with a fork in 5 to 6 places, so the mathris do not puff when frying.
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Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
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The frying pan should have atleast 1 1/2 inch of oil.To check if the oil is ready, put a small piece of dough in the oil. The dough should make the oil sizzle and come up slowly.
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Fry a few matris at a time. Make sure to place just enough mathris to cover the frying oil.
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Fry the mathris until both sides are a light golden-brown.
- Mathris can be stored for a couple of months in airtight containers.
- If the mathris are cooked on high heat, they will be soft.
Originally posted 2007-10-21 14:53:15.
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