No-fry Oats Moringa Mathri, Indian Savory Cracker
Moringa or Drumstick, a common Indian vegetable is now a wellness superfood. This is an attempt to combine the goodness of Moringa leaves in an extremely popular Indian snack. Mathri is a savory deep fried snack from Northern India which traditionally uses refined flour. Here is a healthier version of this popular snack which is a No-Fry Oats Moringa Mathri.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup Oats Flour Take regular rolled oats or Quick oats and blend to make a fine powder. or, use readymade Oat Flour.
- ¼ cup Whole Wheat Flour
- ½ tsp Sesame Seeds. You can use either white or black as per your choice though I used white ones here.
- ½ tsp Carom Seeds.
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Dry Mango Powder or Chat Masala.
- ¼ tsp Coarsely crushed Black pepper.
- ¼ tsp Coarsely Crushed Cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp Red Chilli Flakes.
- 1 cup Dried Moringa or Drumstick leaves. I have mentioned above how I dry the leaves. You can follow your own preferred method to dry them.
Wet Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Melted Ghee or Oil.
- 4 tbsp Milk. Add milk in Batches. About 1 tbsp at a time. Depending on the quality of Oats and Whole Wheat, the quantity of milk may vary.
Instructions
- Take all dry ingredients in a wide Pan.
- Mix till everything is well combined.
- Add Melted ghee and rub.
- Add Milk in Batches (about one tbsp a time)
- Knead to form a crumbly dough.
- Take a lime sized ball and press between your palms to form round Mathris or crackers.
- Arrange on a lined cookie sheet.
- Bake in a preheated oven @375°F/190°C for 20 minutes on one side.
- Take out, turn and bake again for 10 minutes.
- The mathris may appear soft when you take them out. They will turn hard once cool. So please make sure to not overbake them.
- The colour will also turn darker once it is cool. So Bake till you see a golden color. Once cool, they will turn a perfect golden brown.
- Enjoy this healthy snack with a hot cup of tea.
