Ingredients:

• 2 cups – Maida
• 1/2 cup – oil
• 1 tsp – black pepper (coarsely ground)
• 1 tsp – ajwain
• salt to taste
• oil

Method:

1. Mix the maida, salt, black pepper and ajwain.
2. Add 1/2 cup oil and bind the ingredients into a tough dough using some water.
3. Break the dough into small balls.
4. Roll the balls into thick circular discs and dent them with the tip of a knife or fork.
5. Roll them out into the shape of matthis.
6. Deep-fry 3-4 matthis at a time on slow fire until light brown.
7. The matthis will turn crisp on cooling.
8. Store in a jar.

Recipe courtesy of Nitika