Meethi Mathri Recipe for Karwa Chauth Vrat

02 Oct Meethi Mathri Recipe for Karwa Chauth Vrat

Last Updated on October 5, 2025 by blessmyfoodbypayal

Meethi Mathri Recipe for Karwa Chauth Vrat with step wise pictorial and video method.

“Meethi” means “Sweet” and “Mathri” is a kind of “flaky and crispy deep fried biscuit” originated from India.

Now talking about the recipe in the post, it’s a sugar coated mathri which is a part of Karva Chauth Sargi as well as evening Pooja thali.

Although during the time of Sargi, which is the beginning of Karva Chauth celebration, there’s no binding what to eat and what not, though meethi, mathri, fenni, katlamma, some fruit and coconut are usually there, but in the evening Pooja, when the women sit together and perform a ritual of exchanging thali’s, Methi mathri is must along with dry nuts, coconut and diya.

As we all know that Karva Chauth is a festival of love and happiness amongst the partners and especially it’s a day when wives observe day long fast for the long life and well being of their husbands. So a day of love needs to be celebrated with is something as sweet as love and that’s why this Meethi Mathri is there.

It’s been a ritual to incorporate these things into thali and there must be some significant reasons behind that.

In Karva Chauth thali, there’s always a feeki (slightly salty) mathri as well and if you want to make it, this post carries that recipe as well.

Here we have fried the mathris and thereafter coated them in sugar. But to make feeki mathri, you have to omit the  sugar coating part and once fried, feeki mathris are ready.

The best part of such snacks are that you need not to rush the kitchen, the moment they are needed, but these can be made ahead of time. As these mathris stay good for a month, so you can decide when to make so they can made part of Karva Chauth celebration.

And do note that don’t think it is strictly for Karva Chauth only, but these Mathris can be made on any special occasion or festival like Holi and Diwali.

So this Karva Chauth, do try these meethi Mathris not because they are delicious but also because they are memory, tradition and love.

STEP WISE PICTORIAL RECIPE OF MEETHI MATHRI RECIPE FOR KARWA CHAUTH VRAT

For MAKING MATHRI, take flour, salt and desi ghee.

First of all mix them together. Take some portion in hand and press to give it a shape. If it holds a shape, it means ghee (moin) is perfect, otherwise add more ghee.

Now start adding little water and knead a tight dough. Cover and rest the dough for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, knead the dough again for a minute. Divide the dough in 8 equal portions.

Take each portion one by one and start rolling it. To prevent the dough from sticking, you can apply bit of oil or ghee on surface (chakla) and rolling pin (belan). The size of each mathri is slightly bigger than poori and each mathri should be rolled bit thicker than puri.

Using a fork or knife, poke some dents on both the sides of rolled dough. It will prevent the mathri from puffing up while frying.

For frying, oil has to be less than medium hot. Put a rolled dough in it. Initially it will sink at the bottom. It’s a sign that oil is accurately hot.

Slowly the mathri will come up and begins to float.

Turn the side of mathri and add the second one and likewise add few more. The quantity depends upon the fact how big your kadai is. We have added 4 mathri at a time one after another.

Allow the mathris to fry on low heat by turning their sides quite often. It may take 12-15 minutes for frying one batch but don’t do hurry. Once all mathris turn gently brown from both sides, take them out and likewise fry the second batch as well.

Feeki mathri is also a part of karvachauth celebration and if you want to make those, its here. Our feeki mathris are ready.

To make Meethi Mathri, let’s prepare the SUGAR SYRUP. Take sugar, green cardamoms and water in a pan.

When water begins to boil, add saffron, if you want to. Boil the syrup until it reaches 1 string consistency.

Immediately take the sugar syrup off the heat. Using a tong, dip the mathris in hot sugar syrup so that they get coated from both the sides. Do it little fast because sugar syrup will crystalize soon.

Garnish the mathris with almonds, Pistachios, melon seeds and dry rose petals but again be fast a little because once sugar coated on mathris will dry, the garnish will not stick to them. Let the sugar syrup coated on mathris turn completely dry. It may take 15 to 20 minutes.

Meethi Mathris are ready. They can be stored for a month in an air tight container.

MEETHI MATHRI RECIPE FOR KARWA CHAUTH VRAT – RECIPE CARD

Meethi Mathri Recipe for Karwa Chauth Vrat

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Celebrate Karwa Chauth with this crispy and Meethi Mathri recipe, a perfect festive treat for pooja thali and family.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course snacks

Cuisine North Indian

Servings 8

Ingredients

  

1 cup = 250 ml

FOR MATHRI

• 1 cup all purpose flour/maida
• Pinch of salt
• 3 tbsp desi ghee
• Chilled water as required
• Oil for frying

FOR SUGAR SYRUP

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 green cardamoms or 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 1/4 cup water
• Pinch of saffron (optional)

FOR GARNISH

• Almonds & Pistachios (chopped)
• Melon seeds
• Dry rose petals

Instructions

 

• For MAKING MATHRI, take flour, salt and desi ghee.
• First of all mix them together.
• Take some portion in hand and press to give it a shape. If it holds a shape, it means ghee (moin) is perfect, otherwise add more ghee.
• Now start adding little water and knead a tight dough.
• Cover and rest the dough for 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes, knead the dough again for a minute.
• Divide the dough in 8 equal portions.
• Take each portion one by one and start rolling it. To prevent the dough from sticking, you can apply bit of oil or ghee on surface (chakla) and rolling pin (belan).
• The size of each mathri is slightly bigger than poori and each mathri should be rolled bit thicker than puri.
• Using a fork or knife, poke some dents on both the sides of rolled dough. It will prevent the mathri from puffing up while frying.
• For frying, oil has to be less than medium hot. Put a rolled dough in it. Initially it will sink at the bottom. It's a sign that oil is accurately hot.
• Slowly the mathri will come up and begins to float.
• Turn the side of mathri and add the second one and likewise add few more. The quantity depends upon the fact how big your kadai is. We have added 4 mathri at a time one after another.
• Allow the mathris to fry on low heat by turning their sides quite often. It may take 12-15 minutes for frying one batch but don't do hurry.
• Once all mathris turn gently brown from both sides, take them out and likewise fry the second batch as well.
• Feeki mathri is also a part of karvachauth celebration and if you want to make those, its here. Our feeki mathris are ready.
• To make Meethi Mathri, let's prepare the SUGAR SYRUP. Take sugar, green cardamoms and water in a pan.
• When water begins to boil, add saffron, if you want to.
• Boil the syrup until it reaches 1 string consistency.
• Immediately take the sugar syrup off the heat.
• Using a tong, dip the mathris in hot sugar syrup so that they get coated from both the sides. Do it little fast because sugar syrup will crystalize soon.
• Garnish the mathris with almonds, Pistachios, melon seeds and dry rose petals but again be fast a little because once sugar coated on mathris will dry, the garnish will not stick to them.
• Let the sugar syrup coated on mathris turn completely dry. It may take 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meethi Mathris are ready. They can be stored for a month in an air tight container.

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