WINTER SPECIAL: MATAR KI KACHORI

INGREDIENTS FOR paste

• ½ tsp ghee or oil

• 1 bowl green peas

• Coriander leaves

• Little Ginger 

• Few green chillies 

INSTRUCTIONS

• Heat ghee/oil in a pan 

• Roast the  green peas for a few minutes ( without water ) 

• Grind coriander, ginger and green chillies to paste 

• Cool and grind( pound)  peas to a coarse paste 

INGREDIENTS FOR FILLING

• I tsp ghee /oil

• ½ tsp cumin seeds 

• 2 pinch of hing 

• 1 tsp coriander powder 

• 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder 

• ½ tsp chilli flakes 

• ¼ tsp turmeric powder

• 1 tsp mango powder 

• ½ tsp roasted cumin seed powder 

• ½ tsp garam masala powder

• Salt 

• 1 tsp fennel seed powder 

• 2 tsp besan

• ½ tsp sugar 

• Water 

INSTRUCTIONS 

• Heat ghee/oil  in a pan and add cumin and hing 

• Add all the powders to the pan and roast on low flame 

• Add besan and continue to roast the mixture until aromatic for at least 3-4 mins

Add the green peas coarse paste and the coriander paste

Continue to roast for a few more mins 

• Add sugar and mix well 

• Remove and cool

• Make lemon sized balls 

INGREDIENTS FOR DOUGH

• 2cups maida 

• Salt to taste 

• ¼ cup oil 

• Water as required 

INSTRUCTIONS

• In a bowl mix flour, salt and oil 

• Rub the mix well with your palms

Now add water as needed and knead to make a soft dough 

• Add little oil to the surface 

• Rest well for at least 30-45 mins 

• Now knead the dough with little oil once again 

• Make balls ( slightly bigger than the filling balls previously prepared)

LET'S MAKE KACHORIS

• flatten dough ball with hands

• Stuff the green peas filling ball in it and shape them

Removes excess dough if any 

• Make all kachori balls

Heat oil in a kadhai on very low heat ( 3-4 mins only) 

• Flatten each kachori within palms

Add 4-5 kachoris into the oil ( joint part goes towards the bottom of the pan)

Gently move kachoris after few mins 

• Turn kachoris only when they rise up

Fry them until golden brown on both sides. It takes at least 20 mins for one batch of kachoris 

• Remove 

• Switch off the gas and allow oil to cool down before adding the next batch of kachoris 

• That’s it, your delicious kachoris are ready

Enjoy with ADRAK WALI  chai, chutney or with alu ki subji

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