Matar Kachori Recipe

Matar kachori or also widely known as peas kachori is a crispy puri with spicy peas stuffing inside it. It is very delicious in taste, and it could make a sumptuous breakfast or a meal. This kachori can be eaten along with curries like palak paneer, Malai kofta or even with some spicy chutney. I think it can be in one of the best menu during some party occasions. Here, we prepare a dough made out of maida ( all purpose flour ) and a filling with spicy fresh green peas and then deep fry it. Kachoris can be prepared using different types of filling like urad dal, onion and so on which I will be publishing in one of my future blog posts.

How To Prepare Matar Kachori / Peas Kachori.

The time taken to prepare this dish is around 40 minutes and the ingredients mentioned here is enough for 3 servings.

Ingredients for Matar Kachori.

• Maida ( all purpose flour ) - 1 cup. 

• Oil - 1 tbsp.

• Salt - as required.

• Water - 1 / 2 cup.

For Peas stuffing..

• Green peas - 1 cup.

• Salt - as required.

• Green chilli paste - 1 tbsp.

• Amchur powder ( Mango Powder ) - 1 tsp.

• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp.

• Red chilli powder - 1 / 2 tsp.

• Oil - for deep frying.

Method To Make Matar Kachori.

• Take a big bowl and add maida, salt and 1 tbsp of oil and mix it well with your finger tips till it resembles breadcrumbs.

• Now, add sufficient water and knead the dough which should be quite stiff. Cover it and set aside for around 30 minutes.

• Heat a pan with 2 tsp of oil in it.

• Add cumin seeds and allow it to crackle.

• Now add green chilli paste and saute for a minute.

• Mix in salt, red chilli powder, amchur powder and fry for a minute .

• Add peas and allow it to boil for around 5 minutes.

• Switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

• Take a mixer jar and transfer the cooled peas mixture in it and run the mixer only for 3 or seconds so that it turns into a coarse filling.

• Now roll out small lemon sized balls from the maida dough.

• Flatten it into small 4 inch sized puri ( round shaped ).

• Place a tbsp full of stuffing in the center of the puri and cover it by bringing the edges together and form a ball once again. 

• Now roll this ball into a small puri. Dust it in maida flour when required.

• Meanwhile, heat a deep pan or a Kadai filled with oil for deep frying.

• When the oil is well heated, deep fry the Puris in batches.

• Flip it into the other side when it turns golden in color and remove it from the oil and place it on an absorbent tissue paper.

Your spicy and tasty peas kachori is ready to be served!!!!!!!!.

Kitchen Masti Points.

1. You can add a tbsp.of fried gram flour in case the green peas stuffing is a bit watery.
2. Green chilli paste can be altered according to your taste.
3. Do not over fry the kachoris.
4. See to it that the oil is not too hot while frying.

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