The usual Punjabi Mathri recipe is a savory snack with a little on the spicier side. This Sweet Mathri Recipe uses jaggery and whole wheat flour and is very nutritious for children.
It is a good snack and ideal for travel with kids.
Since this recipe uses jaggery instead of sugar it is very healthy for kids.
For older children, you can try with all purpose flour too.
Punjabi Sweet Mathri Recipe
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Ingredients:
- 500 gm wheat flour
- 300 gm 100% Organic jaggery
- 100 gm ghee
- 1/2 tbsp fennel seeds powdered/saunf
- Ghee/oil for frying
Method:
1. Dissolve jaggery in 1/2 lt water and boil it to make a syrup.
2. Allow the jaggery syrup to cool.
3. In a big bowl take the flour.
4. Add ghee and mix the flour with this ghee evenly.
5. Add the powdered fennel seeds.
6. Knead into a tight dough using jaggery syrup.
7. Let it rest for 1 hour.
8. Take a small portion of dough roll it.
9. Cut mathri of desired shape.
10.Pierce them with a fork.
11. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
12. Either Deep Fry or bake the mathri.
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Recipe by Kanika Aggarwal Garg
- 500gm wheat flour
- 300 gm jaggery
- 100 gm ghee
- ½ tbsp fennel seeds powdered/saunf
- Ghee/oil for frying
- Dissolve jaggery in ½ lt water and boil it to make a syrup.
- Let the jaggery syrup cool down.
- In a big bowl take the flour.
- Add ghee and mix the flour with this ghee evenly.
- Add powdered fennel seeds.
- Knead into a tight dough using jaggery syrup.
- Let it rest for 1 hour.
- Take a small portion of dough roll it.
- Cut mathri of desired shape.
- Pierce them with a fork.
- Repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Either Deep Fry or bake the mathri.
It can be also baked for 12 to 15 minutes or till they get done at 180 degrees Celsius