Mathri with kasuri methi flavor is a wonderful savory munching snack with tea/coffee. But do you know that many people enjoy mathri along with the masala of mango pickle too? In Indian households, mango pickle is commonly available throughout the year. So if you have not tasted this combo of mathri and pickle till now, give it a try!!
During festivals, we sure prepare a variety of snacks and sweets. Though shops are full of endless varieties of sweets and snacks, till we don’t get the wonderful aroma of home-made fried snacks, festivities are incomplete. During Holi and Deepawali I always prepare Namakpara /Nimki, Layerd papdi or Murrukku. But this year I decided to prepare Mathri also – not the plain ones but with kasuri methi flavour. Did I like the taste of kasuri methi in mathri? I loved it a lot and so did my husband and daughter. So if you have never tried this flavor before in mathri, you can give it a try now. Winter season is here and savory snack is always welcome with a hot cup of tea/coffee!
Mathri is fried on very low flame so that it gets fried from inside too, making it evenly crisp. If you will lose your patience while frying and increase the heat, mathri will be crisp from the outside but will remain soft from the inside and that wouldn’t taste good. Perfectly fried mathri can be stored in an airtight container for a month, making it a great home-made savory snack while traveling too!!
Ingredients :
White flour (maida) 250 gms
Samolina (rava/sooji) 2 tbsp
Salt 1 +1/4 tsp
Dry fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi, crushed) 1/2 tbsp
Carom seeds (ajwain) 1 tsp
Crushed pepper corns (kuti hui kali mirch) 1 tsp
Water 1/3 cup +1 tbsp
Oil/ghee 6 tbsp
Oil for frying
A few tips:
- Mathri can be prepared with half wheat flour and half white flour or completely with wheat flour also. Adding rava is optional though it adds on nice crunch.
- Fry mathri on sim flame so that they can get fried completely from inside.
- I have used homemade kasuri methi, so 1/2 tbsp gave perfect flavour. IfΒ you are using market-bought kasuri methi, increase the quantity a bit more as homemade one has a stronger flavor than market-bought ones.
- If kasuri methi doesn’t go well with your taste buds, then omit it – use any other flavoured dry leaves, spices, carom or cumin seeds, or just simple plain mathri with salt.
Process:
Collect all dry ingredients in a broad pan.
Add oil and mix well with dry ingredients. Oil helps in mathri becoming crisp. Mix it all nicely and take a little mixture in your palm and hold it tight. If the mix binds well instead of crumbling, the oil quantity is perfect. If the mixture crumbles, add some more oil.
Slowly start adding water to it and knead it in a tight dough. Apply some oil on the ready dough (so that it doesnβt dry) and keep it covered for half an hour.
Knead the dough a bit after half an hour. As we don’t want smooth dough, don’t knead till it is smooth. We want little rough looking dough. Divide the dough into 20 grams small balls. Flatten this dough ball a little bit between your palms without worrying about the correct shape or smoothing the edges.
Make some cut marks with the help of a knife or fork on this flattened dough on both sides. Prepare the rest of the dough balls in the similar manner.
Heat oil and then reduce the flame to sim and fry mathris till they are crisp.
Let them cool down and crisp mathri with kasuri methi flavor is ready for you and your family, friends, neighbors and visitors!!
Amazing post! My mom makes these and I love themmmm! Your recipe and hers is very similar and I have made sure to show her this!ππ
Thanks a lot Aarushi π
I guess all moms are alike in many ways βΊοΈ
This one is great ,I hope to try it at home for snacks .It will be new with the other Christmas snacks this year .Thank you very much for sharing such a delectable recipe.Take care.πΉππ
Thank you very much Francis for your kind words βΊοΈ
I hope recipe will be easy to follow and taste will go well with your taste buds π
Certainly.Your recipes are mind blowing.Most welcome.πΉππ
The perfect snack and perfectly made. As always
Many many thanks Parneet πβΊοΈ
Iβve never heard of this. Looks doable π¬will try soon. Thanks for sharing π
HS, thank you very much βΊοΈ
Recipe is very simple and I hope you will like the taste also!
I love the flavour of Kasuri methi.. so will definitely try ππ
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Looks terrific. And great tips, Deeksha! π
Jaya, thank you very much π π
Excellent dish..give me some to taste
Athira, thanks a lot π
I so much wish if I could ππ
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The last piece is waiting to be pick at my home. Yes I made the same for Diwali. Mathari , kasuri methi is one of my favourites.
In my box three are still there, will be over by Sunday. I guess till we don’t fry Mathri or Namakpara, hamaari Diwali adhuri rahti haiπ
Exactly. I really miss Diwali ki raunak.
Me too… this year it was like indoor games, it was completely an indoor festival.
Yes, I can imagine that.
I just love to munching these mathris. Kasuri methi flavour enhances it’s taste.π Looks great
Syamala, thanks a bunch π
I agree, kasuri methi adds a lot of flavor in snacks, curries and Indian breads.
I just bought the kasuri methi, so I will try this. They look so inviting!
I actually saw them in my cook book, where they were on a plate with a curry dish, but it was not explained what they were, and the recipe is not in the book, so how lucky am I? π π
Thank you very much Stella π
You wouldn’t believe but I was planning to post another recipe but then I saw your shopping spree and thought of posting kasuri methi based post. I guess I did something right π
Oh, that is so sweet of you! You are the best! π
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I have been wanting to make these for a while so this is an inspiration to try this weekend. Thanks much for the simple recipe- I can use my home gown and dried methi. Have a great rest of the weekend.
Zeba, thank you very much π
Herbs coming through our kitchen garden have wonderful flavor.
Have a safe and healthy weekend.
These look so good. Something for me to try this year. π
Thanks a lot Lynette βΊοΈ
I am sure you will enjoy preparing them and taste bothπ
Perfect snack to be eaten with a little butter on it with tea as a speciality. Awesome preparation and will try it at home. Thanks for the share, Deeksha.
Thank you very much Kamal βΊοΈ
Having Mathri with butter, this is new but sounds yumm. Will share this with my husband. He will be very happy as he believes that butter is the tastiest fat π
πππbut not too much butter a little bit to eat or pickle too adds a taste to mathri. You are always welcome dear. Happy weekend ππππ
Manish wouldn’t even glance at pickle if option of butter is there even if it’s in small quantity ππ
You too have a safe and relaxed Sunday πβΊοΈ
Butter favorite looks like Deeksha but have to eaten in small quantities or not good for health.
I agree Kamal , that’s why he craves as I have put strict restrictions. For family I bake cookies also mostly oil based and very less butter.
That’s so true Deeksha. Here even we hardly eat butter except when I make Pasta or just saute vegetables for fried rice and that too not much.
Great minds think alike ππ
A regular at our home. It tastes yum!
Yessss, it tastes really good and if by mistake box of Mathri is in front of you whole day, aate-jaate ek – ek karke shaam tak mathri khatam π
Lol! Human nature, it is π
This is such a perfect munchy with tea. Lovely Deeksha!
Thank you very much Radhika π
Our traditional fried snacks are Irresistible, isn’t it…!
Bilkul π
There are few food colours more delicious-looking than golden brown. π
Gia, colours do make first impression but final impact is taste which lasts forever, isn’t..
Taste is paramount. π€
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Wow these look so good, never tried with kasuri methi , I normally add ajwain . This is a nice variation.
Nisha, thanks a bunch π
I love the flavour of kasuri methi a lot so wherever I can think of, I do add. Sometimes it goes overboard alsoπ
But here it tasted really nice!
Neither mathri nor pickles prepared in that style have I tried. In South America very little is known about Indian food. There are very few restaurants in that specialty. Now I have the opportunity to do it.
Have a nice weekend and take care.
A big hug
Manuel Angel
Restaurants definitely introduce new cuisine to people. In some southern states of India getting north Indian vegetarian food is very difficult. Who knows things might change in the coming years with tv food shows, food bloggers and YouTube.
I also believe that this will happen sooner or later. Audiovisual media help a lot in spreading traditional foods.
For now, we have you as a faithful exponent of traditional Indian food. And you do the best. Your blog is great.
Good sunday in family
Manuel Angel
Definitely this crispy mathri is amazing. Thank you for sharing DeeπΉ π
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I find your recipes so fascinating, Dee, because they are so so different from anything I am familiar with. They look so good!!
Thank you very much for your kind words Amyβ€οΈπ
I think mathri can also be made of moth dal flour. A UP friend once gave me some, and it was delicious.
Yes, mathri can be done with lentil flours also, far better option than white flour βΊοΈ
They never come out crispy. I have to try your recipe.
I guess more than recipe, while frying patience is the key π
Yummm!!! My mom also makes Mathris
Thanks a lot Sakshi. Moms are our first teacher for all our basic knowledge in kitchenπ
Yess… U r absolutely right π
I’ve never heard of those! They look delicious! Thank You, Deeksha!!! π
Hi Katy, thank you very much. Try them if you have time some day. Very crisp crunchy snack for nibbling βΊ
My pleasure!!! And yes….I need to actually try some of the amazing recipes I bookmark!!! I have so many of Yours saved! πππ€
I am humbled Katyπ₯°π
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dear Deeksha,
Happy New Year!
This is the best, cute snack for new year tea! γThank you for sharing.
best wishes to you and family. Have a wonderful year of 2021.
Happy New Year Dear Oscar!
Thank you very much. Yes, this is mildly flavoured snack with tea and not much difficult to prepare. Can change the flavour according to our taste.
How are you doing? How are your parents? Are you still in your home town or came back?
Dear Deeksha, I am home in Taiwan. I am doing ok. My dad is sick… I am glad that I am here…
Thank you, Deeksha. Learning the recipes from you is such a wonderful thing. I can make some different dishes for family! Also, learning the cultures and wisdom from you make my life so peaceful.
Hope we have a much better year!
I am sure with your presence your dad and your whole family must be feeling really good. I am sure he will recover soon. A musician spreads positive vibes every where!!
I really hope we have a much healthier life this year!
This is very tremendous. nice post ma’amπππ»ππ€π
Thanks a lot Yogesh. I guess Mathri is a favourite snack for allπ
Wow lovely snacks.
Thank you very much Padmaja π
One of my favorites…
Thanks a lot βΊοΈ
You’re welcome β¨