Recipe: Matar Kachori

A mouth-watering delight from the streets of India, Matar Kachori is green peas stuffed in puffed bread or patty. Matar Kachodi is a faamous street snack in India best served with the spicy and tangy potato curry.

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For kachori filling

1. Firstly, in a small blender take peas, ginger and chilli. blend to coarse paste without adding any water. keep aside.

2. Further, in a large kadai heat oil. add in cumin seeds and saute till they turn aromatic.

3. Also add in ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ½ tsp red chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp garam masala powder, ¼ tsp amchur powder / dry mango powder, ¼ tsp fennel and pinch of hing / asafoetida. saute on low flame till they turn aromatic.

4. Further add blended peas and saute for 2 minutes.

5. Also add salt and coriander leaves. mix and keep aside.

For kachori dough

6. In a large mixing bowl add maida / all purpose flour, sooji / semolina / rava, oil and salt to taste.

7. Crumble the flour well with oil. in addition, add water and knead to form a dough. let it rest for 15 minutes.

8. Now pinch a ball sized ball and flatten it. scoop prepared matar stuffing. get the edges together and form a bundle.

9. Deep fry kachoris to golden brown. finally, serve matar kachori.

Notes

This recipe serves 6.