Ingredients
1.5 cups maida/ all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ajwain/carom seeds
1 tsp crushed pepper
2 tbsp oil
Water as required to knead the dough
Oil for deep frying
Procedure
Firstly take maida in a broad bowl, add salt, ajwain, and 2 tbsp oil
Mix well and rub it with your fingers.
Add a few tbsp of water at a time and make a tight dough, cover the dough and rest it for 10 to 15 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan. Divide the dough into portions and make balls.
In a bowl mix 3 tsp cornflour with oil and make a thick paste. If you don't have corn flour you can use maida.
Heat oil in a pan. Roll each ball into a thin roti, smear it with a tsp of the prepared cornflour and oil paste, fold it into a square. Please check the above video for the process.
Roll the folded roti again into a rectangle chapati and cut into half-inch strips
Deep fry the lacha mataris in hot oil on a medium flame, till they turn crisp and golden brown.
Transfer the fried mataris on absorbent paper.
Store in an airtight container once they come to room temperature.
Enjoy with hot tea or coffee.
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