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    Home » indian snacks

    Baked Mathri – Wheat Semolina Crackers. Vegan Recipe

    Published: May 8, 2013 · Modified: Jul 24, 2015 by Richa 21 Comments

    Baked Mathri - Wheat Semolina Crackers.
     


    Mathri are deep fried crackers that are whipped up during most Indian festivals in the savory festival collection. They usually are made with all purpose flour/maida and/or Semolina with seeds of choice added to the dough. These are the baked version.
    You can sub out the Indian spices with dried herbs like basil/parsley and some nutritional yeast. It is a great base wheat cracker to change up to preference and munch on as is, with hummus, chutneys, dips or soups or make canapes with toppings of choice!

    I have added Carom seeds(Ajwain) which are my general favorite to add  to crackers, parathas or Naans. The seeds have this intense flavor profile. 
    Ajowan or Ajwain is from same family as caraway or cumin. Ajowan also known as carom / Ajave/ Ethiopian Cumin or Omam. The seeds are usually eaten after meals and apparently help reduce flatulence:) I used roasted Ajwain added to water for steaming during my crazy Sinusitis episode a few months back. Here are more uses. 

    Semolina helps keep the crackers crunchy and flaky so they need less oil. Wheat only crackers tend to get hard without enough added fat. I like to make these into thicker crackers so they look like the deep fried versions. 

    Need more crackers, whip up these  Butternut Squash Rosemary Onion Crackers, 

    Butternut Squash Rosemary Onion Crackers

    Some Gluten-free Potato Rice Crackers



    Or these Chickpea Oat Rice Krispies Crackers. Also Gluten-free. Made with cooked chickpeas not flour.



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    Pictures from a different batch. Wheat flours of different mills/types give different color.



    Baked Mathri – Wheat Semolina Crackers Recipe
    Allergen Information: Free of Dairy, egg, corn, soy, nut.
    Makes about a large bowl-full

    Ingredients:
    1 cup whole wheat flour
    1/2 cup fine Semolina(cream of wheat)
    3/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
    a generous pinch of baking soda
    1/8 teaspoon black pepper or cayenne
    2 teaspoon carom seeds(Ajwain) or Nigella seeds(Kalonji) or cumin seeds(Jeera) 
    3-4 Tablespoons coconut Oil melted
    1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons water
    sea salt for sprinkling

    Variations:
    Add dried herbs of choice and a Tablespoon nutritional yeast.
    Add Sesame seedsor other seeds


    Method:
    Mix all the dry ingredients well.
    Add coconut oil and mix into the dry to form somewhat bread crumbs. I am not using too much oil, so there might not be too many clumps.
    Add water a Tablespoon at a time to make a medium soft non sticky dough. Use more or less, depends on the flours.
    Dont knead. Just mix the water in, then add more until the dough starts to come together.
    Press the dough on parchment then Roll the dough out into as thick a cracker you would like and make shapes or cut squares/diamonds using a knife.
    Sprinkle a little sea salt on top and press. You can also press in some sesame seeds or herbs.
    Use a fork to prick a few holes in the dough.
    Place parchment on baking sheet and Bake in preheated 375 degrees F for 20 minutes.
    Take the crackers out, break them apart and bake for another 8-10 minutes until crisp to touch.
    Store in an airtight container for a few weeks.

    These Crackers are being shared at Ricki’s wellness weekends, Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays

    Vegan Baked Mathri - Wheat Semolina Crackers

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    1. Vegan Richa Support

      August 16, 2021 at 3:20 pm

      Yay!

      Reply
    2. Ajio Coupons

      June 01, 2021 at 6:02 am

      It is a nice blog. Thanks for sharing,

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      • Vegan Richa Support

        June 01, 2021 at 2:41 pm

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    3. Ami

      April 14, 2019 at 9:36 pm

      These turned out yummy. Thank you!!

      Reply
      • Richa

        April 14, 2019 at 10:13 pm

        thanks!

        Reply
    4. Surabhi Arora

      April 03, 2019 at 4:27 pm

      I have a little coarser roasted suji, can i add that instead?

      Reply
      • Richa

        April 03, 2019 at 8:58 pm

        it might be a bit too textured. Try make a quarter batch to see

        Reply
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    6. Shema George

      May 09, 2013 at 11:41 pm

      Wow a great collection…donno which one looks the best as all look equally good!

      Reply
    7. Abby@ The Frosted Vegan

      May 09, 2013 at 10:01 pm

      I am a huge sucker for crackers, so I’ll just take each and every one of those please! Really though, these crackers look amazing!

      Reply
    8. Annie

      May 09, 2013 at 6:25 pm

      These look so crispy-good!

      Reply
    9. Cadry's Kitchen

      May 09, 2013 at 5:33 pm

      Oh, what gorgeous crackers and beautiful pictures as always!

      Reply
    10. Somer

      May 09, 2013 at 3:46 pm

      I saw the carom seeds at a little Indian grocery store a couple weeks ago and wondered what they were, I thought they looked like cumin, just smaller. Now you’ve educated me! Loving all the yummy crackers girl!

      Reply
    11. Veena Theagarajan

      May 09, 2013 at 12:49 pm

      so healthy.. Love all the crackers.. So nice clicks

      Reply
    12. Joanne T Ferguson

      May 09, 2013 at 2:21 am

      G’day! Love your photos, TRUE!
      Makes me want to reach out to the computer screen and have a “crunch” myself too! 🙂
      Cheers!
      Joanne
      What’s On The List
      https://www.whatsonthelist.net

      Reply
      • Richa

        May 09, 2013 at 6:25 am

        Thanks Joaane!

        Reply
    13. Deepti Sharan Shukla

      May 08, 2013 at 9:05 pm

      Look delicieso !!! Yum yum

      Reply
      • Richa

        May 08, 2013 at 9:29 pm

        they do taste amazing too:)

        Reply
    14. Caitlin

      May 08, 2013 at 7:05 pm

      they look so good, richa! i miss crackers… the gf ones out there just aren’t the same. i’ve made ones that are good..but just don’t have that crunch.

      Reply
      • Richa

        May 08, 2013 at 9:29 pm

        I hear you:) try the chickpea ones.. they always come out so crunchy!

        Reply

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