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Hare Matar Ki Kachori,

Matar (green peas) Kachori


  • Author: Hina K Batra
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 45 mins
  • Yield: 4
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Green Peas or Matar ki Kachori is the most popular Indian breakfast recipe. It is a deep-fried crispy flaky snack filled with spicy green peas filling. Serve it with a spicy aloo sabji, tea, or even with chutneys. You do not require too many ingredients to make this snack, you can make it very easily. So here is how to make it.


Ingredients

  • To prepare the dough
  • 1.5 cup all- purpose flour
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons semolina (suji)
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • Water as required

To prepare the stuffing

  • 1.5 cup fresh green peas (matar)
  • 2 green chillies
  • ½ inch ginger piece
  • 8-10 garlic cloves
  • Water
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • ¼ teaspoon asafetida
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 teaspoons coriander powder
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon dry mango powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for deep frying 

Instructions

To prepare the dough

  • Take all-purpose flour, salt, powdered sugar, suji, and 2 tablespoons of oil in a large bowl.
  • Using your finger, combine everything well.
  • Add little water and knead it to make smooth and soft dough.
  • Cover it with a clean muslin cloth and keep it aside

To prepare the stuffing

  • In a mixer jar, add frozen or fresh green peas along with green chilli, ginger, and garlic.
  • Add little water and make a fine smooth paste.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add asafetida and cumin seeds. Allow it to crackle.
  • Then add turmeric powder, coriander powder, and red chili powder. Then reduce the flame at low. Mix well and then add green pea’s paste.
  • Continue mixing until the masala separates from the pan or leaves the sides.
  • Add garam masala, dry mango powder, and salt to taste.
  • Mix everything well.
  • Stuffing is ready. Allow it to cool and set aside.

For making Kachori 

  • Take little oil in your hands and divide the dough into an equal portion of balls.
  • Make the round equal balls of the stuffing as like the dough.
  • Take a dough ball and roll it to make a small puri.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of matar stuffing into the center of the puri.
  • Gently press to fold the edges together and flatten them.
  • Apply some oil on the rolling board and roll the dough.   
  • Prepare all matar kachoris like these.
  • Fry the kachori at medium-high flame.
  • Spaltter some oil on kachori.
  • Flip and cook till they become golden, flaky, and crisp.
  • Drain them on paper tissues to remove excess oil. 
  • Serve kachori hot with aloo ki sabji.

Notes

  • To make the kachori more crispy and flaky texture, add ghee in flour instead of using oil.
  • You can also use frozen peas to make Matar kachori, if fresh peas are not available.
  • Make sure; do not add water while grinding the peas. If using frozen peas, just keep them at room temperature before using them for the stuffing.
  • While frying, gently presses the kachori with a spatula. This makes kachori to puff up. Do not flip the kachori repeatedly.
  • Fry kachori always on low flame, because frying on high flame makes it soon dark brown from outside and remains uncooked from inside.
  • Do not overload the pan while frying the kachori. Fry maximum 2-3 at a time.
  • Matar kachori stays fresh at room temperature for 1 – 2 days. Store them in an air-tight container.
  • Category: Breakfast, Snack
  • Cuisine: Indian

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