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.
Hello auntyji,
As a newly wed with a husband who loves good home made food, i have become an ardent follower of ur recipes. Can u please suggest/recommend a food processor/ mixie that would also help in making dry masalas, blending, grinding? Should we get an indian mixie over the ones available here in usa like cusiart/oster/kitchenaid??? please help. Thanks.
Hello Archana,
I dont know any mixi witch will do every thing.
dear auntiji,
what brand and model of food processor are u using for your recipes? i get confused when i go to the store to buy one. please let me know ur model and make, that will help me in buying one……can u knead poori and roti dough in this one?
poonam
Hell Poonam, I have cuisinart brand.
Dear Manjula Aunty,
Can I use the normal tea cup I have?
Krishna
Hi Krishna, tea cup will be fine.
Hi Manjula,
I tried the mathris…and what a coincidence that Mmmmm wanted to know if it can be done with wholemeal flour. Well i didn’t have suji flour so i susbstituted with wholemeal and it came up perfect as well….my daughters made it with me and were delighted at the wonderful taste. We ate it with chatpata channa raita. It was very filling. Auntie you have wonderful recipes and i will continue learning from you. You make it look so easy..thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Hello
Can these be made with wholemeal flour instead of white flour?
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Hi Manjula Aunty,
I tried many of your recipes & all of them were just gr8, u r such a nice teacher
. I tried mathris, they taste very gud but are very hard to break not crisp, pls guide me where i went wrong.
Thank you for all ur recipes.
Hi Anty this mathri can make without suji becouse i am staying in lac la biche ab canada and indian grocry from here is 300km so pls sugest me can make
Murli.R
If you dont have soji add 1 teaspoon of extra oil or add whole wheat flour.
hi
tried it ……….it is so easy to make .My ten year old daughter loves this since she can do it as well ………she loves to help me .
thank you
Thank you so much for your recipes and videos. I have a question though.. for Mathris — ingredient list says 1/4th cup of sooji but on the video you say 1/2 cup sooji and for water — on the list it is 3/4 cup but on the video you add 1/2 cup, so which is should I follow ?
Thanks
Damini
Hello Damini,
Thank you for pointing out mistake, I am correcting the recipe sooji should be 1/2 cup, for water if you noticed I start with 1/2 cup and add some more. Please add water as needed.
Thank you so much Manjulaji. I will try this recipe today !
hi,
making these mathris is a breeze with the puri-making press. my 4 year old daughter presses all the mathris (as she loves to eat them too) & makes cooking fun..
making bigger batches for handy snacks this way is faster.
what can be more tempting than mathris always within hands reach with mango pickles…