It’s the season of Methi (Fenugreek) again. Methi (Fenugreek) is a green, leafy, seasonal vegetable that’s available only in winters. It can be used to make a variety of dishes and snacks.
Some people dry it up in the season and store it in air-tight containers for longer use. Raag is crazy about anything that’s crunchy and it’s not healthy to give him outside food all the time. So I like to prepare stuff for him at home. The best part of making mathris at home is that you can use wheat flour instead of maida (refined flour). Let’s see how we can make methi mathri at home.
Let’s see how we make it.
Servings
25 mathris
Kitchen Standing Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
| S.No. | Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wheat Flour | 2 Cups |
| 2. | Rava | 1/4 Cup |
| 3. | Fengruek Leaves | 100 gms |
| 4. | Desi Ghee | 1/4 Cup |
| 5. | Red Chilli Powder | 1/2 TBSP |
| 6. | Chat masala | 1 TBSP |
| 7. | Coriander Seeds | 1 TBSP |
| 8. | Carom Seeds | 1 TBSP |
| 9. | Salt | To taste |
| 10. | Vegetable Oil | For deep frying |
Method
**Step 1: Separate the fengruek leaves in a bowl and wash well. Chop the leaves finely.
Step 2: Take Wheat Flour in a big bowl. Add Rava and Ghee to the flour and mix well. It will turn into a soft mixture.
Step 3: Now add all spices and fenugreek leaves and mix well.
Step 4: Add water slowly to the mixture and kneed into a dough. The dough should be moderately soft. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and allow it to rest for about 30 minutes.
Step 5: Take a small portion of the dough (lemon-sized) and make round balls and then flatten them. You can choose to make very thin materials, these will be very crisp or you can keep them a little thick based on your preference of food.
Step 6: Heat oil in a Kadai. Make sure the oil is properly hot.
Step 7: Now turn the flame low and add 7-8 maths at a time. Let them cook on low flame, don’t turn the flame to high at any time else they will taste bitter. Let them cook until golden brown.
Step 8: Take the cooked materials out on a plate.
Store the mathris in an airtight container and enjoy them for the next 2 weeks (if at all they last till then)