We are surrounded by all kinds of foods from different cuisines around the world but the comfort that desi offers can never run its course. If we talk about teatime snacks, many of us will still choose a piece of pakoda or matthi over a fancy-looking cookie. If you are too fond of old traditional Indian snacks, then you have found your right dish at Guru Randhawa. The famous Punjabi singer tries to stick to his roots through his signature Punjabi dishes. He once shared his love for pakode as an ideal snack to go with his tea. And now we see him enjoying his crispy matthi paired with his chai – in typical dhaba style.
Guru Randhawa shared a video on Instagram Stories in which he can be seen biting a matthi. He pans the camera to a table with a small paper cup of tea. Next to the tea, there is a plastic pail full of matthis. Randhawa said, “Matthi and the bottle.” He appears to be sitting in a rustic dhaba, enjoying his evening tea.
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Seeing Guru Randhawa eating matthi at a dhaba reminds us of a time when he ate a luxurious Indian meal on a ‘manji’ – a traditional woven bed that was a common sight decades ago in Buddhist temples. Punjabi households.
While ‘manjis’ may be a thing of the past, matthi remains the kitchen staple of Punjabi homes. The plate-shaped fried snack is made from a combination of maida and sooji, seasoned with salt and ajwain, complementing the sweet flavor of the chai. One can even pair it with achaar or chutney.
All these matthi talks have us craving. And we have the perfect recipe to make matthi in 10 minutes. Click here to see how you can create classic matthi in no time.
Here are some Indian snack recipes that can make an evening tea session more comfortable and enjoyable.
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