Green Pigeon Peas(Tuvar Lilva) Kachori

Preparation Time - 15 Min                        Cookies Time - 20 Min                  

This recipe makes 12-14 Kachori.

Ingredients :

For Stuffing:

Green pigeon peas(Green Tuvar) - 1 1/2 Cup

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Finely chopped green chili - 1 or 2

Cilantro(Coriander leaves) - 1/4 Cup

Cumin seeds - 2 Tsp

Oil - 1 Tbsp

Red chili powder - 1/4 Tsp

Goda masala - 1 Tsp

Coriander powder - 2 Tsp

Fennel seeds - 1 Tsp

Dry mango powder (Amchur) - 1 Tsp

Sugar - 1/4 Tsp (Optional)

Salt - 1 Tsp or to taste

For Dough:

All purpose flour : 1/2 Cup

Gram Flour (Besan) - 1 1/2 Tbsp

Whole Wheat Flour - 1/4 Cup

Salt - 1 Tsp

Oil - 2 Tbsp

Method:

1) In a bowl mix all purpose flour, besan and salt.

2) Heat 2 tbsp oil in pan and add it to flour mix.

3) Add water and knead the stiff dough. Cover the dough with wet towel,paper napkin or clear warp and keep aside.
   Tip: If possible use hot water to knead the dough.

4) Wash and coarsely grind pigeon peas with ginger, green chili and funnel seeds.

5) Heat oil in pan add cumin seeds.

6) Add crushed pigeon peas mix and cilantro and mix well.

7) Add red chili powder, coriander powder, goda masala, sugar, dry mango powder and salt and mix well.

8) Fry for 6-7 min. on medium heat. Let it cool for 10 mins and make equal size balls.
     Tip : You can take a drop of water in hand while making stuffing balls, it makes a job easy.

9)  Take a small ball of dough and flatten it, place the stuffing and close all edges slightly, remove any excess dough. Flatten it in 2 inch diameter circle.

                       

10) Deep fry these kachori and serve with green chutney. You can also serve these with tomato ketchup, curd(yogurt) or can make Kachori Chat.

Tuvar Lilva Kachori

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