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Freshly Baked Methi Crackers

Fresh Methi Crackers Baked ( Baked Methi Mathri) is a healthier baked version of the Indian savoury cracker Methi Mathri.

A Mathri is a deep-fried snack that is made from refined flour.

However, here I have used whole wheat flour and chickpea flour and baked the mathri.

The addition of fenugreek or methi leaves increases the dietary fibre and flavour of the mathri. But then consuming methi has its own benefits like it lowers cholesterol, and controls diabetics to name two.

Freshly Baked Methi Crackers

This month for BreadBakers we are making Crackers that our host for the month, Sue who blogs at Palatable Pastime asked us to bake crackers or crisp lavash of any flavour and with any flour. As a snack, we like this Baked Khaman Dhokla with our Tea and Coffee.

Baked Methi Mathri

The main ingredients are whole wheat flour, chickpea flour, fresh methi leaves, green chillies, ginger, cumin, red chilli powder, turmeric, sugar and oil.

I have adapted the recipe to suit our tastes from here.

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Serves: 40 pieces
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes each tray

Ingredients:

1 cup atta/whole wheat flour
½ cup besan/ chickpea flour
1 green chilli chopped
1 teaspoon ginger chopped
1 teaspoon jeera/cumin seeds
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
½ teaspoon haldi/turmeric powder
½ teaspoon hing/asafoetida
1 tablespoon sugar
A pinch of cooking soda
2 tablespoon oil
½ cup methi/ fenugreek leaves
½ cup water

Method:

Preheat oven (OTG) at 150° C.
Crush the green chillies and ginger to a fine paste. I started out with this chillies but then I reduced the chillies and ginger by half.

Ginger and chillies

Chop the methi and add to a bowl. I used what we call in India a “Parat”

Fresh Methi Leaves

In the parat, add the green chillies, ginger paste, methi leaves.
Add the whole wheat flour, besan, salt, sugar, cumin seeds, red chilli powder, haldi, soda.

Methi leaves crackers ingredients

Cooking Soda

Add the 2 teaspoon oil and rub the flour until the flour resembles crumbs.

The flour after rubbing the oil

Add a little water and knead to a stiff but pliable dough.
Apply the rest of the oil to the dough and keep it covered for 30 minutes.
Make 4 equal balls with the dough.
Roll the dough into a thin circular disc and then cut into desired shapes.

Fresh Fenugreek Leaves Crackers in the Making

Place the strips on a greased baking tray and bake for 20 minutes until crisp and golden.

My Fenugreek crackers ready for the oven

Cool and store in an airtight container.

Fresh Crackers rich in Fenugreek Leaves

Fresh Methi Crackers Baked| Baked Methi Mathri

A healthier baked version of the Indian savoury cracker Methi Mathri.

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 1

Servings: peices

Calories:

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour
½ cup chickpea flour
1 green chilli chopped
1 teaspoon Ginger chopped
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon Asafoetida Powder
1 tablespoon Sugar
⅛ teaspoon cooking soda
2 tablespoon Oil
½ cup fenugreek leaves
½ cup Water

Instructions

Preheat oven (OTG) at 150° C.
Crush the green chillies and ginger to a fine paste.
Chop the methi and add to a bowl. I used what we call in India a “Parat”
In the parat, add the green chillies, ginger paste, methi leaves.
Add the whole wheat flour, besan, salt, sugar, cumin seeds, red chilli powder, haldi, soda. Rub the ingredients together.
Add the 2 teaspoon oil and rub the flour until the flour resembles crumbs.
Add a little water and knead to a stiff but pliable dough.
Apply the rest of the oil to the dough and keep it covered for 30 minutes.
Make 4 equal balls with the dough.
Roll the dough to a thin circular disc and then cut into desired shapes.
Place the strips on a greased baking tray and bake for 20 minutes until crisp and golden.
Cool and store in an airtight container.

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Baked Methi Mathri

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March 2018: Crackers

Enjoy the diversity of cracker recipes this month!

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Crispy Homemade Cheddar Crackers from Palatable Pastime
Dried Fruit Crackers from Cook's Hideout
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Freshly Baked Methi Crackers from The Mad Scientist's Kitchen
Garlicky Chickpea Flour Crackers from Ambrosia
Parmesan Herb Crackers from Spill the Spices
Sourdough Crackers with Chilli and Garlic from Sonlicious
Sourdough Crackers with Gruyère and Thyme from Karen's Kitchen Stories
Spicy Popcorn Crisps from What Smells So Good?
Spicy Potato Crackers from Mayuri's Jikoni
Sweet & Savory Crackers from All That's Left Are The Crumbs
Vegan Herbed Crackers from Sizzling Tastebuds
Vegan Whole Wheat Crackers from Sneha's Recipe

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on this home page.

We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

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