Sesame Sweet Mathri

Methods

• Take flour in a mixing bowl, add fennel seeds, black sesame seeds, cardamom powder, ghee and some water and knead into a dough. Cover with damp cloth and rest the dough at room temperature for 15 minutes.
• Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
• Divide the dough into equal portions and roll them out into round discs. To get a perfect round keep a round cookie cutter over the discs and cut roundels. Pierce the mathris with a fork.
• Gently slide in the mathris into hot oil and deep-fry on medium heat till golden. Drain on absorbent paper.
• Dust the fried mathris with icing sugar while they are still hot. Let them cool down to room temperature, arrange them on a serving plate and serve.