Matar Kachori/ Green Peas Kachori

Preparation Time - 20 Min                Cooking Time - 20 Min                     Serves - 6

Ingredients :

For Stuffing :

Green Peas(Matar) - 2 Cup

Finely chopped green chilies - 3

Ginger paste - 1/2 Tsp

Oil - 2 Tsp

Asafoetida - 1/4 Tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 Tsp

Fennel Seeds - 1 Tsp

Coriander seeds - 1/2 Tsp

Gram flour (Besan) - 2 Tsp

Salt - To taste

Chat Masala or aamchur powder - 1 Tsp

Goda Masala - 1 Tsp

For Cover :

All purpose flour( Maida) - 2 1/2 Cup

Oil - 2 Tsp to add in dough and to deep fry

Salt - 1/2 Tsp

Method :

1) In a bowl mix all purpose flour and salt. Heat 2 Tsp oil in pan and add in all purpose flour.

2) With required water and knead the dough. Cover the dough with wet cloth or paper towel and keep aside.

3) Boil frozen green peas for 2-3 mins and grind coarsely. If you are using fresh green peas then no need to boil.

4) Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and add asafoetida, cumin seeds, coriander seeds and fennel seeds. You can also use fennel and coriander seeds powder.

5) Add ginger paste and green chilies saute for 1 min. Then add salt , goda masala, chat masala.

6) Add besan and fry for 2 mins.

7) Add crushed green peas and fry for 4-5 mins.

8) Divide the stuffing and dough into 12-15 equal size balls.

9) Take a ball of dough and flatten it, place the stuffing and close all edges slightly. Flatten it carefully into circle of 2-3 inches diameter.

10) Deep fry these kachoris in oil on medium flame and serve hot with black chana usal or curd.

Matar Kachori