Ingredients-
2 cups All purpose flour/maida
2 tsp Carom Seed / Ajwain Salt
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chili powder
4 tbsp Hot oil or ghee/clarified butter
A bunch of curry leaves
Oil for frying
How to make it-
1. Into a pan , add some oil and curry leaves. Roast it until it is light and crispy.
2. Cool it for some time and then crush the curry leaves to make a coarse powder .
3.Mix flour, salt ,ajwain, turemric , chili powder and crushed curry leaves together.
4.Add hot oil or ghee/clarified butter.Add water slowly to knead a firm dough. Keep aside covered for 10-15 minutes.
5.Make balls and roll the dough with a rolling pin into a big circle .Cut strips out of the circle.Shape triangles out of the strips as shown in the video. You can make round mathri/nimki too.
6.Fry the mathri/ nimki in medium hot oil. Keep the flame low. Fry until light browned and crisp.
7. Enjoy these crispy mini bites with a hot cup of Tea.