Mathri in Airfryer Recipe
Mathri in Airfryer is a delicious and crispy Indian snack that is perfect for any occasion. It is a deep-fried, savory pastry that is made with flour, ghee, and spices like cumin seeds, ajwain, and black pepper. The traditional version of Mathri is deep-fried, but with the Airfryer, it can be made with less oil and still retain its crunchiness.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup all purpose flour / maida
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp carom seeds ajwain
- 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter ghee
- ½ cup water as required
- ¼ tsp black pepper optional
Instructions
Preparations
- Assemble all ingredients to avoid last minute rush.
- Melt clarified butter.
Cooking
- To start preparing Mathris Recipe, take a Mixing Bowl and add all purpose flour, salt, carom seeds, black pepper and melted ghee.
- Now, mix everything well.
- Now, add very less water and start kneading the dough. Add water as required while kneading. The dough should be hard otherwise Mathris will not be crunchy.
- Keep the dough for rest about 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, knead the dough slightly and pinch a ball and start making a big circle using Rolling Pin and Rolling Board. It should not be too thin or too thick.
- Now, take a cookie cutter, small steel bowl or small steel glass or you can take small lid of a bottle (as shown in the photo) and cut dough into round pieces as many as you can. Make round cut pieces with rest of the dough also.
- Now, prick each Mathri with a help of a fork.
- Then, brush very less ghee on each Mathri.
- After that, place each one in Air Fryer basket and air fry them for 10 minutes at 180°C. Now, flip them on the other side and again brush ghee on each Mathri and air fry them for 10 minutes at 180°C.
- Let them cool down for 5-6 minutes before serving.
- Your yummy Mathris are ready to serve.
- You can store them in an Airtight Container for 2 weeks.
Step by Step Video of Recipe
Notes & Tips
- Flour: You can swap all purpose flour to whole wheat flour or take 50% each for this Mathri Recipe.
- Salt: Add salt as per your taste.
- Clarified Butter: You can swap clarified butter to oil such as olive oil, sunflower oil, canola oil.
- Black Pepper: Adding black pepper is completely optional. If you want, can skip this.
- Kneading Dough: A tight dough is must for this recipe. A soft dough will not turn out into a Crunchy Mathri.
- If don't have Airfryer? You can also bake them in an Oven for the same temperature and time.
Just preheat the oven for 5 minutes before placing the Mathris into it. - Want to try Traditional Method? If you want to try Traditional Method for making Mathris, then deep fry them in hot oil. Take a note that oil should be hot enough before dropping Mathris otherwise they will soak excess oil and your Mathris will become soft.
Nutrition Information (Note: Approximate)
Nutrition Facts
Mathri in Airfryer Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
65
% Daily Value*
Fat
2
g
3
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
5
mg
2
%
Sodium
156
mg
7
%
Potassium
14
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
10
g
3
%
Fiber
0.5
g
2
%
Sugar
0.03
g
0
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
0.2
IU
0
%
Vitamin B1
0.1
mg
7
%
Vitamin B2
0.1
mg
6
%
Vitamin B3
1
mg
5
%
Vitamin B5
0.1
mg
1
%
Vitamin B6
0.01
mg
1
%
Vitamin E
0.01
mg
0
%
Vitamin K
0.1
µg
0
%
Calcium
2
mg
0
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
Magnesium
3
mg
1
%
Zinc
0.1
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.