Matar ki kachori (Green peas kachori)

Matar ki kachori (Green Peas kachori)

Ingredients

For Covering
All-Purpose Flour (Maida) 1 cup
Refined Oil 1 tbsp
Salt as taste

For Stuffing
Green Peas (Hara matar) 1 cup
Green Chili 1
Black Cumin Seeds (Nigella Seeds) 1tsp
Asafoetida (Hing) a pinch
Bay Leaves 2 nos.
Ginger Paste 1 tbsp
Salt as taste
Sugar 3 tbsp
Oil to deep fry

Method
1. Mix maida, oil & salt and with the help of water make a soft dough. Keep aside.

2. Boil the green peas and drain it. Keep aside.

3. Now make a paste of green peas & green chili into a semi coarse paste without adding any water.
4. Heat oil in pan. Add nigella seeds, asafoetida & bay leaves. Wait for splutter.
5. Then add ginger paste fry for a minute and add ground green peas, salt & sugar.  
6. Cook till mixture dries up.

7. Once done, keep it aside and let it cool.

8. Divide the dough into equal portions balls. Don't make the balls too small otherwise the green peas mixture will come out.
9. Roll each balls and press to make puris.
10. Now stuff the green peas mixture with the help of spoon and cover it with dough. Close it well and with a rolling pin flatten the ball into puri.
11. Heat sufficient oil in a wok/kadai and deep fry the kachoris in medium hot oil till crisp and golden.
12. Now drain and place them on absorbent paper.

13. Serve hot with Chana dal or any chutney of your choice.

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