Matar mathari
festival special dish andunique tea time snack
Ingredients
- 100 gm refined flour (maida)
- 50 gm green peas grinded
- 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tbsp carom seeds
- 1/2 tbsp red chili powder
- 3 tbsp oil/ghee
- fresh coriander leaves chopped
- salt to taste
- water as required
- oil for deep frying
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add refined flour(maida).
- To this, add grinded green peas followed by freshly chopped coriander leaves.
- Time to add some spices, starting with cumin seeds, carom seeds, salt as per the taste and red chili powder.
- For softness, add 3 tbsp of oil in it.
- Mix all the things really well and knead a stiff dough.
- Give 15 minutes rest to the dough.
- After 15 minutes, knead the dough again and divide it into small balls.
- Take one ball, roll it thin and prick on it with fork/knife. Pricking does not allow mathris to puffup.
- Fry these mathris in low hot oil on low to medium flame.
- Once it becomes light-brown from one side then only flip it and fry on the other side as well.
- Mathris turn golden brown on both sides. Transfer on plate.
- Allow to cool own, then only store in an air-tight container for 15 days and enjoy.