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Matar Kachori Recipe

Total Time 1 hr
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

To test Kachori

  • 1 cup Universal flour mayda
  • 1 tsp Semolina raw
  • Water
  • Butter
  • Salt to taste

For filling

  • 2 cups Fresh peas
  • 1 tsp Grated ginger
  • 1 Thinly chopped green chilli pepper
  • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric
  • ½ tsp Red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • ½ tsp Coriander Powder
  • ¼ tsp Dry mango powder
  • Pinch of asafoetida
  • Sliced coriander leaves
  • ¼ tsp Crushed fennel seeds

Instructions
 

Filling

  • Boil or steam the peas and let it cool.
  • Take the ginger, boiled peas, and cut chili in a grinder.
  • Blend them well to shape a ground paste and set aside.
  • Heat 1 tsp. oil in a wok over medium heat
  • Once the oil has warmed up, add cumin seeds and asafoetida and let them squirt.
  • Add mixed peas and mix well.
  • Add the dry spices, salt and coriander leaves to the mixture and mix well.
  • Once the mixture is cooked, turn off the heat.

Dough

  • Take the grits ( rawa ) and all-purpose flour ( maida ) in a large bowl, add salt and a little oil and mix well.
  • Slowly add water to it and knead the dough well. Set aside for 15 to 30 minutes.
  • Remove the small ball from the dough and place it on a rolling board.
  • Put some mayda on it and roll the ball in a circle with a medium-sized rolling pin.
  • Place the scoop of cooked stuffing in the center of the rolled dough and grease some water around the edges.
  • Then gather all the edges together and squeeze them.
  • Again, wipe a little Maid and roll it to get a mid-size disc.
  • Repeat the steps to do some more.
  • Heat the oil in a deep oven over medium heat; as soon as the oil has warmed up, throw into it the rolled kahori from the edges of the wok
  • Deep fry until golden brown
  • Fry all kahori in this way and serve hot with green chutney