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Healthy recipe -- Low-fat Mathri

Enjoy the traditional mathri without the calories.

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Written By: Prema Kodical | Updated : November 27, 2015 4:52 PM IST

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As a little kid, nothing spelled vacation better than some crunchy mathri. No matter whether it was the summer vacation, Diwali holidays or the Christmas vacation, my mom always had a batch of mathris ready for us siblings to enjoy. The elders would love their plate of mathris with their evening chai. You should also try the yummy cucumber cake.

As I grew up, I got very health conscious. Low-fat food, skimmed milk, low-calorie diet, but my love for mathri would always make my diet plans go for a toss. Until I came up with this gem of a recipe. With healthy ingredients, this low-fat recipe tastes the same and evokes in me that sense of holiday and laughter that I always associate with mathri. Enjoy the recipe and share your experience in the comments below. You can get many more healthy recipes here.

Ingredients

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  • Wholewheat flour - 1 cup
  • Frozen low-fat butter 30 gms
  • Peppercorns (coarsely crushed) - 1 tsp
  • Ajwain tsp
  • Kalonji (onion seeds) - tsp
  • Salt - 1 tsp
  • Chilled water - as required

Method

  • Break the butter slab with a knife
  • Mix the flour, salt, black pepper, ajwain and kalonji
  • Add the butter into the flour with your fingers to form a crumbly mixture
  • Slowly add chilled water to the mixture to form a firm dough
  • Cover the dough with a damp cloth for 15 minutes
  • Preheat the oven to 180 C
  • Divide the dough and roll them out into large circles
  • Use a cookie cutter to cut each into smaller rounds
  • Arrange them on a non-stick baking sheet
  • Prick them with a fork
  • Bake for about 20 minutes or till they turn golden brown and crisp
  • Cool completely

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Prema Kodical

Prema Kodical

Prema Kodical is a nutritionist and is extremely passionate about fitness. She believes that a nutritionist who looks fit is the biggest motivation for a client. She currently works as a Nutrition and Exercise Consultant at Hope & Care, Vashi and has a blog ... Read More