Recipe

Matar Kachori

Recipes/Matar Kachori

Crispy deep-fried kachori stuffed with spiced green peas

Prep

30 min

Cook

25 min

Serves

12

Level

hard

Ingredients

  • 1 cup green peas, mashed
  • 2 cups maida
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp amchur
  • 2 tbsp oil (for dough)
  • Oil for deep frying

Method

  1. 1

    Make filling: saute mashed peas with fennel, coriander, chili and amchur.

  2. 2

    Make dough with maida, oil, salt and water, rest 20 minutes.

  3. 3

    Roll small circles, place peas filling, seal into balls.

  4. 4

    Flatten slightly and deep fry on medium heat until golden.

  5. 5

    Fry slowly to ensure even cooking inside and out.

  6. 6

    Serve hot with tamarind chutney and green chutney.