Mathri (Salted Crackers)
October 21st, 2007 filed under Snacks, Vegan
Mathris are salted crisp crackers. Mathris are popular afternoon snack. Traditionally, mathris are served with spicy pickles.
Makes 40 to 50 mathri.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups All Purpose flour (plain flour or maida)
- 1/2 cup sooji (semolina flour)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ajwain
- 4 tablespoons oil
- 3/4 cup lukewarm water (use as needed)
- Oil to fry
Method:
- Mix all the ingredients except the water.
- Add the water little at a time, kneading into a firm dough.
- Cover the dough and set aside for 15 minutes or more.
- Divide the dough into about 40 equal parts.
- Take each part of the dough and make a flat ball shape. Roll them into 2 inch circles.
- Prick each mathri with a fork in 5 to 6 places, so the mathris do not puff when frying.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
- 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.
- Fry a few matris at a time. Make sure to place just enough mathris to cover the frying oil.
- Fry the mathris until both sides are a light golden-brown.
Tips:
- Mathris can be stored for a couple of months in airtight containers.
- If the mathris are cooked on high heat, they will be soft.
Chitra,
See Manjula’s note above under “Tips”. Oil that is too hot will make matrhis soft.
One would think hot oil will make something crispy, but in the case of things like mathris and kachoris, the oil heat must be more like a medium high heat. The mathris should not rise too quickly when you place them in the oil. They should rise, but not instantly like if cooking puri. Frying mathris requires a little patience (and practice). Hope this helps.
hi aunty
what should i do to make crispy mathris
Hello Tam, roll the mathri thinner to use for papri chat.
Hi aunty.Wonderful recipes .
Can we use these mathris as papri for papri chaat ???
Thank u in advance.
I have never tried, however, you have read my mind as I am experimenting with baked Mathris.
Can we have a baked version instead of deep fried?
Hello Aunty,
Namaste.
I made matris yesterday.
They were too good.Absolutely crispy and yummy.
Thanku Aunty for such a nice recipe and you show it wonderfully.
Thanks a lot.
keep posting more recipes.
Great job Aunty.
-Bhavika
Hi Manjula aunty,
Waiting for more yummy recipes. Thank you. 
Wow! Looking at this made me miss my mom so much. Back home, Mom makes mathris just like these and we have spent many evenings eating these with tea. I am going to try making these today and I hope they come out as good as yours and my mom’s.
Hello Vinu 2 cups of whole wheat, 1/2 cup sooji, and 5 tablespoon of oil try
hello manjula aunty,
Please tell me can we replace maida with wheat flour to make mathris. If so could you give the recipe for wheat flour mathris.