Phiki (Saltless) Mathri | Karvachauth Mathi |
Phiki (Saltless) Mathri | Karvachauth Mathi Ingredients: Maida (All purpose flour) - 1 cup Sooji (Semolina) - 2 tbsp Ghee - 3 tbsp Oil for frying Method: 1. Mix maida and sooji together 2. Add ghee to above and rub between your fingers till the dough turns like breadcrumbs 3. Add warm water (1/3 cup) little by little and knead a dough for 3-4 minutes 4. Cover with a muslin cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes 5. After 30 minutes divide the dough in 8 equal parts and make balls 6. Press the balls between your palms to give peda like shape 7. Now roll each ball in about 1/4 inch thick and 5-6 inch diameter 8. Poke the rolled up mathris with fork or knife so that it doesn't fluff up while frying 9. For Karva chauth one mathri is required with a hole to look at the moon. Take one mathri and using tip of the finger make a hole in the center and then roll the sides of the hole a bit from all sides 10. Heat Oil in a Kadahi 11. When it is medium hot fry the mathis 2...