Karwa Chauth Recipe- Delicious Meethi Mathri

With Karwa Chauth just a couple of days away… make these mithi mathis for this beautiful occasion. Its a custom to make meethi mathri on Karwa Chauth. These meethi mathri are a childhood favourite. Generally pure ghee is used for shortening.

Method

* In a large bowl mix flour and warm ghee/ oil in it.

* Now rub the flour with your fingertips, the more you do this the better texture the mathris will have.

* The whole mixture should resemble breadcrumbs.

* Start adding 1 tablespoon of warm water each time while mixing and bringing the dough together. Add just enough water to bind the dough together. It will be a hard dough. Cover over with wet cotton cloth and let it rest for about 30 mins.

* After 30 mins smooth out the dough and make small lemon sized balls.

* Now roll each of them into thick puris. Prick all over with a fork or a knife.

* This step prevents them from puffing and helps them to become crispy.

* Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and once it is hot, reduce to low medium heat.

* Put few mathris in, based on the size of the pan and fry till light brown. Do not over crowd the pan.

* Increase the heat to medium high towards the end so that the mathris attain a golden color.

* Drain them on a paper towel to absorb extra oil.

* Once completely cool, prepare the chashni.

* Now in a pan add water and sugar and make sugar syrup of 2 thread consistency (do taar ki chashni). Add elaichi powder and mix well.

* Switch off the gas and let the chashni become lukewarm.

* Now dip the mathris in sugar syrup one by one. Then take them out and garnish with chopped pista and rose petals.

* Place them in a oiled plate. Let the coating get dry.

* After 10 mins carefully take them out and store them in an airtight container.

* Enjoy on your Karwa Chauth Sargi !!!

Method

* In a large bowl mix flour and warm ghee/ oil in it.

* Now rub the flour with your fingertips, the more you do this the better texture the mathris will have.

* The whole mixture should resemble breadcrumbs.

* Start adding 1 tablespoon of warm water each time while mixing and bringing the dough together. Add just enough water to bind the dough together. It will be a hard dough. Cover over with wet cotton cloth and let it rest for about 30 mins.

* After 30 mins smooth out the dough and make small lemon sized balls.

* Now roll each of them into thick puris. Prick all over with a fork or a knife.

* This step prevents them from puffing and helps them to become crispy.

* Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and once it is hot, reduce to low medium heat.

* Put few mathris in, based on the size of the pan and fry till light brown. Do not over crowd the pan.

* Increase the heat to medium high towards the end so that the mathris attain a golden color.

* Drain them on a paper towel to absorb extra oil.

* Once completely cool, prepare the chashni.

* Now in a pan add water and sugar and make sugar syrup of 2 thread consistency (do taar ki chashni). Add elaichi powder and mix well.

* Switch off the gas and let the chashni become lukewarm.

* Now dip the mathris in sugar syrup one by one. Then take them out and garnish with chopped pista and rose petals.

* Place them in a oiled plate. Let the coating get dry.

* After 10 mins carefully take them out and store them in an airtight container.

* Enjoy on your Karwa Chauth Sargi !!!