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Authentic Nimki Recipe - Evening Tea Time Snack

Name: Authentic Nimki Recipe - Evening Tea Time Snack
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North Indian Recipes
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour (maida); 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup ghee - or oil; 1 teaspoon ajwain (carom seeds); 2 tablespoons ghee; 2 tablespoons chaat masala powder; sunflower oil - for deep frying

A vegetarian North Indian Recipes recipe with all purpose flour (maida), salt, ghee - or oil. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

Calories

445kcal

Estimated Cost

₹175-325

Carbs47g

Protein21g

Fats19g

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Instructions

18 steps

1
To begin making the Nimki (Mathri) recipe, we will first make the dough for the Nimki
2
In a large mixing bowl, add all purpose flour, oil or ghee, salt and ajwain
all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups)salt(1 teaspoon)ghee - or oil(1/4 cup)ajwain (carom seeds)(1 teaspoon)tablespoons ghee(2)
3
Combine the flour well into the ghee until you get a crumbly mixture
all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups)ghee - or oil(1/4 cup)tablespoons ghee(2)
4
Add little water at a time and knead to make a very stiff nimki dough
5
Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes
6
After 30 minutes of resting, divide the dough into 20 equal balls
7
Roll each ball into a 4 inch disc
8
Apply little ghee on the disc and sprinkle some chaat masala
ghee - or oil(1/4 cup)tablespoons ghee(2)tablespoons chaat masala powder(2)
9
Fold the disc to make a semi circle, apply little ghee on the semicircle and fold once again to make a triangle
ghee - or oil(1/4 cup)tablespoons ghee(2)
10
Prick the Nimki (Mathri) with a fork on both sides, so they that they don’t open and fluff up while deep frying them
sunflower oil - for deep frying
11
Make the remaining portions of the mathri in the same manner
12
Heat oil for deep frying
sunflower oil - for deep frying
13
When the oil is slightly hot, add a few Nimki (Mathri) at a time and fry on low heat until golden brown and crisp
14
Do make sure to fry on low to medium heat, else the Nimki will feel raw from the inside and crisp from the outside
15
Keep turning the Nimki (Mathri) while frying
sunflower oil - for deep frying
16
Once done, drain the excess oil and place them on paper towels and allow them to cool
17
Once cooled, store the Nimki (Mathri) in an airtight container for up to a month
18
Serve the Parti Mathri or Nimki with ginger tea or mango pickle as a tea time snack or make it for the festival like Diwali, Holi or any other special occasion

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North Indian RecipesSnackVegetarian

Authentic Nimki Recipe - Evening Tea Time Snack

A vegetarian North Indian Recipes recipe with all purpose flour (maida), salt, ghee - or oil. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

Cook Time45 min

Calories

445kcal

Est. Cost₹175-₹325

Serving Size1 portion

Estimated Nutrition Highlights

Carbohydrates

47g(42%)

Protein

21g(19%)

Fats

19g(39%)

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Directions

18 steps

1
To begin making the Nimki (Mathri) recipe, we will first make the dough for the Nimki
2
In a large mixing bowl, add all purpose flour, oil or ghee, salt and ajwain
all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups)salt(1 teaspoon)ghee - or oil(1/4 cup)ajwain (carom seeds)(1 teaspoon)tablespoons ghee(2)
3
Combine the flour well into the ghee until you get a crumbly mixture
all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups)ghee - or oil(1/4 cup)tablespoons ghee(2)
4
Add little water at a time and knead to make a very stiff nimki dough
5
Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes
6
After 30 minutes of resting, divide the dough into 20 equal balls
7
Roll each ball into a 4 inch disc
8
Apply little ghee on the disc and sprinkle some chaat masala
ghee - or oil(1/4 cup)tablespoons ghee(2)tablespoons chaat masala powder(2)
9
Fold the disc to make a semi circle, apply little ghee on the semicircle and fold once again to make a triangle
ghee - or oil(1/4 cup)tablespoons ghee(2)
10
Prick the Nimki (Mathri) with a fork on both sides, so they that they don’t open and fluff up while deep frying them
sunflower oil - for deep frying
11
Make the remaining portions of the mathri in the same manner
12
Heat oil for deep frying
sunflower oil - for deep frying
13
When the oil is slightly hot, add a few Nimki (Mathri) at a time and fry on low heat until golden brown and crisp
14
Do make sure to fry on low to medium heat, else the Nimki will feel raw from the inside and crisp from the outside
15
Keep turning the Nimki (Mathri) while frying
sunflower oil - for deep frying
16
Once done, drain the excess oil and place them on paper towels and allow them to cool
17
Once cooled, store the Nimki (Mathri) in an airtight container for up to a month
18
Serve the Parti Mathri or Nimki with ginger tea or mango pickle as a tea time snack or make it for the festival like Diwali, Holi or any other special occasion