Matar Kachori
Kachori is a spicy North Indian deep fried flattened ball snack. It has a flaky crisp outside and savory filling inside. Rarely sweet filling also. Many various fillings are prepared for making kachori. Here is one of the most popular and flavorful among them; it is none other than matar (green pea) kachori. Try this quick and easy snack at home and be friendly with each tastes!!!
Ingredients For Preparing The Dough:- All Purpose Flour / Maida- 1 cup
- Melted Ghee-2 tbsp
- Salt-to taste
- Fresh Green Peas (or frozen)- 1 cup
- Oil-1 tbsp
- Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
- Thinly chopped ginger-1 tsp
- Thinly chopped green chilly-2 tsp
- Fennel powder- 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
- Pepper powder-1 tsp
- Salt-to taste
- Oil-for Deep Frying
- In a large bowl mix flour with ghee and salt; mix well like bread crumbs.
- Add water little by little and knead a smooth dough (knead for about 5 minutes).
- Cover it with a wet kitchen towel and rest for 15 minutes.
- Crush the green peas in a blender to coarse. (like tiny crunches)
- Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan; Splutter cumin seeds; add ginger and green chilly.
- Add all the powders and mix well.
- Saute for 5 minutes and add a tbsp of water; mix well and switch off the flame.
- Allow the mixture to cools down completely.
- After cools down divide them in to 6 parts and make 6 balls out of it.
- Divide the dough in to 6 equal balls.
- Roll a ball in to thick poori like circle. (or roll the whole dough in to big circle and cut small circles by using a cookie cutter or bottle cap).
- Place the matar ball inside the rolled circle and cover it again like a ball.
- Seal the edges by pressing well and thinly flatten it in to small circle.
- Prepare all the kachori's and deep fry them in hot oil on medium flame until nice golden.
- Drain in to paper towels and serve hot with sweet chutney!!!
Matar Kachori
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