Mathri with Besan Filling

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Mathri with besan filling brings out a crispy crunchy mathri recipe right from the Punjabi households and straight on your table. The mathris are prepared with besan filling and enjoyed with tea .

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Mathri with Besan Filling recipe - How to make Mathri with Besan Filling

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Preparation Time: Preparation Time : 30 mins. Cooking Time: Cooking Time : 45 mins. Total Time: 0 mins 5

Ingredients

For the dough
1 cup plain flour (maida)
2 tbsp melted ghee
salt to taste
For the filling
1/4 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
1 tsp chilli powder
3 tsp oil
salt to taste
Other ingredients
oil or ghee for deep frying

Method

For the dough

Combine the plain flour, ghee, salt and enough water to make a semi-soft dough. knead well.
Cover the dough with a wet muslin cloth and keep aside.

for the filling

Combine all the ingredients and sauté over a slow flame till the gram flour turns golden brown in colour.
Cool completely and divide the filling into 5 equal portions. keep aside.

how to proceed

Divide the dough into 5 equal portions.
Roll out each portion of the dough into a 50 mm. (2") diameter circle.
Place one portion of the filling in the centre of each rolled dough circle and bring the ends together so as to seal the filling inside completely.
Roll out the stuffed dough circle to make a 100 mm. (4") diameter circle taking care to ensure the filling does not spill out.
Pinch the sides of the mathri using your finger tips.
Pinch the surface of the rolled out mathri so as to form a design.
Prick the mathri all over with a fork.
Repeat steps 2 to 7 with the remaining portions of the dough and filling.
Deep fry the mathris in hot oil till they are half cooked. drain.
Once all the mathris are half-cooked, deep fry them over a slow flame till they are golden brown in colour. these take a long time to fry as the crust is thick and needs to be cooked on the insides also.
Drain on absorbent paper.
Cool and store in an air-tight container.
Serve with pickle or masala tea.