Learn how to make Delicious Diwali Special 'Mathri' or 'Mathi' with our chef Ruchi Bharani .

Mathri is a Rajasthani snack which is called as Mathi in Hindi, and it is a perfect Tea-Time Snack recipe . It is a kind of flaky biscuit from north-west region of India. Once available only in selected places, Mathi or Mathri as its often called, is now available in almost all sweet shops in India.

Ingredients:
(Serves 4)
- 1 cup wheat Flour
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp Carrom Seeds
- 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- Water
- Oil(for frying)

Method:
1. Mix wheat flour & all purpose flour in a large bowl, and add carrom seeds, cumin seeds, salt, ghee
2. Once you get a bread crumb like texture, add water to the mix and make a dough
3. Now, let the dough rest for 20 minutes, and after that, start rolling the dough over a rolling board which is greased with ghee
4. Once rolled, apply ghee over the rolled dough; dust it with some flour, roll it and cut it into small slices
5. Flatten these slices and keep it aside
6. Now, roll these dough slices; give it 2 folds, forming a triangle and lock the entire opening
7. Using a knife, make small slits on both the sides, so the mathri don't puff up
8. Do the same with the remaining dough slices
9. Now, on a medium-low heat, fry these mathris till they turn golden brown in color
10. Drain the excess oil, take it out on a plate and serve it