Diwali recipe: Punjabi Matthis to go with your evening tea

Nidhi S Raj of Soul And Spice Box shares with us this recipe.

This is a quick, fun snack to munch on with your cup of evening tea and is cute as a button!

Here is what you will need to make this:

Ingredients:

Method:

Take a bowl and combine all the dry ingredients. Make sure the pepper is freshly ground. Use a mortar and pestle to pound the pepper if you have it, otherwise use a pepper mill.
Add the warm water gradually and knead for 10-15 minutes to make the dough.
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degree C (350 degree F)
Roll out the dough with the help of a rolling pin and use cookie cutters or bottle caps to make the desired shape.
I wanted to make mine like buttons so I used two cutters. Used the bigger cutter to form the shape and use the smaller cutter to give a small indent. Don't press it all the way though, just press it lightly.
Use a skewer to make four small holes in the centre.
Transfer the matthis to a cookie sheet and bake at 180 degree C (350 degree F) for 20 minutes on one side. After 20 minutes, flip the matthi and bake for another 15 minutes.
Once they are baked, transfer them to a cooling rack and store in an air tight container.
These matthis can be stored for 15-20 days in an air tight container.
Serve with pickle on the side.

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Diwali recipe: Punjabi Matthis to go with your evening tea :-)