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:

1. All Purpose Flour / Maida- 1 cup
2. Melted Ghee-2 tbsp
3. Salt-to taste

Ingredients For The Filling;

1. Fresh Green Peas (or frozen)- 1 cup
2. Oil-1 tbsp
3. Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
4. Thinly chopped ginger-1 tsp
5. Thinly chopped green chilly-2 tsp
6. Fennel powder- 1/2 tsp
7. Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
8. Pepper powder-1 tsp
9. Salt-to taste
10. Oil-for Deep Frying

Preparation:

• 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!!!

Note: You can use dried peas instead of fresh one; then need to soak them in water for 4 hours and pressure cooks it with little water for 2 whistles and after cools down; blend them to coarse.