Guilt free snack - Mathries

   Come monsoon and we all feel like eating 'Besan ke pakode' or 'Mathries with pickle'. Everyone has   
   become so health conscious. So we thought of baking the mathries and do some experiment with our   
   traditional food. To our surprise, it turned out to be so good. At least one can be sure and not feel     
   guilty after consuming three or four baked mathries as they are not deep fried. The mathries with   
   lemon or mango pickle or imly chutney taste heavenly and can be enjoyed completely.

      Ingredients:

      1.     ½  kg  rava (suji)

      2.     ½ cup oil

      3.     salt to taste

      4.     2 teaspoons ajwain

      5.     ¼ tea spoon Asafetida

      6.     ½ teaspoon red chilly powder

      7.     Kadhai and oil to fry

      8.     milk or water

      Method:

      1.     Mix oil, salt, asafetida, ajwain and red chilly powder in rava. Add water to bind rava into dough  
            using milk (preferably) or water so that it can be rolled without flour.

      2.     Cover the dough and keep it for an hour.

      3.     Make small balls out of it and roll small poories 0.4 cm thick and 4 cm in diameter 
           approximately.

      4.     Heat the oven to 200 degree celcius and bake the mathries for 5-7 minutes.

      5.     Alternatively, heat oil in a kadhai. Deep fry the poories on low flame till golden brown.

      6.     Serve when cooled.  Matharies can be stored for seven days.