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Meethi Mathri

Meethi Mathri , are a delicious snack from Punjabi Cuisine. These are a must at the fasting festival Karvachauth and are given to daughter's at weddings.
Course Indian Sweet, Snack, Tea Time
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup ghee
  • Ghee for frying

Sugar Syrup

  • 500 gms sugar
  • 200 ml water
  • 1 tbsp milk

Garnish

  • almonds
  • Pistachios

Instructions

  • Sieve the flour .
  • Melt the ghee.
  • Add the ghee to the flour and rub with your hands.
  • Knead a hard dough using warm water.
  • Cover and keep aside for 30 minutes .
  • After 30 minutes , knead the dough again and make it soft.
  • Pinch out balls of the desired size , cover with a wet cloth and keep aside .
  • Heat ghee in a thick bottomed pan .
  • Now roll the mathris thick .
  • Poke the centre with a fork .
  • Deep fry the mathris at slow flame till they are nice and golden .
  • Let cool .

Sugar syrup

  • Add sugar and water in a pot and let boil.
  • After one boil add a tap of milk , this will help to remove all impurities .
  • Let the sugar syrup boil for 7-8 minutes .
  • We need two thread consistency .
  • To check this out a drop on a plate , let cool.
  • Stick this in between your thumb and index finger , if a thread is made the syrup is ready .
  • Dip the mathri one at a time , after removing from syrup sprinkle chopped almonds and pistachios .