Baked Mathri Recipe (Non Fried Tea Time Snack)
The Baked Mathri Recipe is classic North Indian snack that is had with some achar (a spicy Indian pickle) along with a hot cup of chai. These snacks turn out to be lifesavers when you don't have anything in the kitchen to spice up your palate. Traditionally the maithri's are deep fried in ghee (clarified butter). Here in this recipe, I have baked them making it a healthier alternative to deep frying.
Savor the Baked Mathri with a Spicy Punjabi Mango Pickle, with your favorite cheese, with some salsa, top it with a mushroom white sauce for your parties, or just plain with a hot chai!
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6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 cup Butter (Unsalted) , finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns , coarsely crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds) , or cumin seeds
- 2 tablespoons Chilled water , (adjust)
How to make Baked Mathri Recipe (Non Fried Tea Time Snack)
Preheat the oven to 180 C.
To begin making the Baked Mathri recipe, combine the flour, salt, black pepper and kalonji. Work the butter into the flour with your fingers until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
Sprinkle ice water onto the crumbly dough and with your hands push the dough from the sides to the middle of the bowl to form a ball that holds together and becomes a firm dough, yet pliable dough.
Cover the mathri dough with the damp cloth and set aside for 15 minutes. Divide the mathri dough into small balls and roll out all the balls into small circles of 2 inch diameter and about 1/2 inch thickness.
You can also optionally, roll the dough into a large circle, and use a cookie cutter to cut them into circles.
Arrange the mathri dough circles on a greased baking sheet and prick them evenly with a fork, to prevent them from puffing while in the oven.
Bake the mathri's for about 20 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Remove the mathri's out of the oven and allow them to cool completely before serving. Once cooled completely, store the Baked Mathri's in an airtight container.
Savor these delicious Baked Mathri’s with a spicy mango Punjabi pickle as a tea time snack.
