Masala Matar Kachori / Masala Peas Fried Puffed Bread

Its season for fresh tender green peas. One can use them in numerous dishes. One of the popular dishes is Matar ki kachori. It is liked and loved by all.

Kachori, crispy outside, and soft inside melt in the mouth. It is served with a variety of chutneys,  curd, pickle or curries like Aloo-Matar. 

It tastes best with a cup of cool Kheer or Seviyaan.

Ingredients - 

For Peas Masala - 

Green Peas Pearls - 1 Cup
Chopped Green Chili - 1 Tbs
Grated Ginger - Half Tbs
Chopped Coriander Leaves - 2 Tbs
Roasted Jeera powder - 2 Tbs
Roasted Red Chili powder - 1 Tbs
Chaat Masala - 1 Tbs
Mustard Oil - 1 Tbs
Salt - As Per Taste

For Dough - 

Wheat Flour - 1 Cup
Ajwain - Half Tbs
Black Jeera - Half Tbs
Oil - 5 Large Tbs
Salt - As Per Taste

Note: You can add maida also in equal proportion to whole wheat flour to add little more crispiness.

For Frying - 

Sunflower Oil - For Frying

Recipe -

For Matar Masala - 

We have two ways to prepare peas masala.
1. 1. Take a mixer jar. Add Peas and chopped green chili and grated ginger and grind on pulse for few seconds. It should be coarsely grounded.
2. Heat a pan and add mustard oil. Once it is hot enough add coarsely grounded Matar and stir consistently so that it should not stick to pan.
3. Now add dry masala and mix it well. Once nice saute, add chopped coriander leaves and Once it is done, keep it aside.

2. Alternately, you can prepare masala as below:
1. Heat a kadhai, add little oil and add whole Jeera, chopped green chili, chopped ginger and saute till a nice aroma you get.
2. Now add cleaned peas (You can take blanched peas too) and add in the kadhai. Mix well with the sauteed masala.
3. Now add salt, roasted jeera powder, and roasted red chili powder and saute for few minutes until they are soft from inside.
4. Now you can either mash them with masher or grind coarsely in a mixer.
5. Post this add coriander leaves and mix well.

For Dough - 

1. Mix all the ingredients of dough making and knead into a soft dough.
2. Divide the dough into six portions and take each and make a bowl shape. Now put 1/6 portion of Matar masala mixture and close it. Roll into small kachori slowly so that it should not open from any side.

For Frying - 

1. Take a kadhai and heat it. Then add oil for frying.
2. And add rolled Kachori in hot oil. try frying on one side and it will puff and get a nice golden color. Turn the side once it turns golden. Fry it till it turns nice golden from both sides. Now take it out. Similarly, fry all the Kachori.

It's ready to have with any Curry or Raita, Chutney, etc.

Hope you will like this dish.

I will be back with another flavourful recipe very soon, till then

Bye-bye yummy mummies!!