We all are excited about the festival of lights ‘Diwali’. Diwali, is part of a five-day long festival that begins from Dhanteras, to Naraka Chaturdasi (Chhoti Diwali), Diwali, and Padva and ends with Bhai Dooj. Diwali is a festival of rituals, decorations, Lights and food play very important role. As we send snacks to our neighbors and family members on Diwali.

One of the most popular snacks of Diwali is Mathri. Mathri is also called Matthi has a long shelf life which makes it a popular Indian snack. It is easy to prepare if you know the right balance of ingredients.  Mathri is very tasty but its taste depends on it crispiness and the crispiness of the recipe. So here is an easy recipe to make Matthri this Diwali.

Ingredients

·         1 cup all purpose flour (Maida)

·         1 cup refined oil

·         1/4 teaspoon chilli powder

·         2 tablespoon semolina

·         1 pinch asafoetida

·         salt as required

·         1/2 teaspoon carom seeds

1. Mix all the dry ingredients

2. Now, add oil (about two to three tablespoons) and mix by rubbing between your thumb and fingers till everything is incorporated well. Make a tight and stiff dough by adding very little water at a time
3. Adding too much water will make it soft and somewhat like poori dough. Cover the dough with a thin cloth and keep aside for about 30 minutes.
4. Make small balls of the dough and flatten them with your palm. Now take 3 pieces of peppercorns and arrange them on mathri.
5. Use a fork, prick all over the surface, flip it and prick other side as well. Once you have enough mathris rolled for one batch, heat the remaining oil for deep frying in a pan on low-medium heat.
6. While first batch is frying, roll the second batch. The temperature of the oil should be low to medium. Slide few mathris in the hot oil. During the frying process maintain the oil temperature by adjusting the gas heat.
7.  Remove and drain excess oil. It is important to slow cook on low flame so that the matthi is cooked till deep inside.

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