Sweet Mathri Recipe
Sweet mathri is a crisp, flaky Indian snack, lightly sweetened with jaggery and flavored with fragrant fennel. Baked instead of fried, these little treats are easy to make and lovely with a cup of chai.
Servings: 40 Mathris
Calories: 40kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole wheat flour
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp Fennel seeds/ saunf
- 1.5 tsp Sesame seeds
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Ghee
Jaggery syrup
- 3 tbsp Jaggery powder You can add more if you want the mathri sweeter.
- 1/4 cup Water
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine jaggery and water. Heat till the jaggery melts. Let the syrup cool down to room temperature.3 tbsp Jaggery powder, 1/4 cup Water
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl – all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sesame seeds, and fennel seeds. 1 cup Wholewheat flour, 1 cup All-purpose flour, 1.5 tsp Fennel seeds/ saunf,1.5 tsp Sesame seeds
- Add the oil and ghee and rub it into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs and starts clumping together. 3 tbsp Oil, 1 tbsp Ghee
- Add melted jaggery syrup and bring everything together to form the dough.
- Mix the dough with your hands until it starts coming together.
- There is no need to knead it. The mathri dough is not soft. It has to be pliable but tight.
- Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / 350 F. Line a baking tray with Silpat or parchment paper.
- Divide the dough into two. Roll out each half to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Prick the rolled-out dough using a fork.
- Cut into any shape you like using a knife or pizza-cutter or use a cookie-cutter.
- Place on the prepared tray and bake at 180 C/ 350 F for 20-25 minutes until light golden in color.
- Cool completely and store in air-tight container. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 0.3mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 0.2IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.3mg