Matar Kachori (North Indian Green Pea Stuffed Fried Pastry)
A North Indian Banarasi/UP street snack — flaky wheat-ghee shortcrust pastry stuffed with spiced mashed green peas (ginger, garlic, fennel, amchur, chaat masala), then deep-fried golden. Monsoon-favourite, pairs with tamarind chutney and chai.
Ingredients
- Kalonji — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- salt — 0.25 tsp (whole)
- green peas — 1 cup (chopped)
- Mustard Oil (optional) (whole)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
- Ginger — 1 piece (chopped)
- Ghee — 2 tbsp (whole)
- Wheat Flour (Atta) — 1 cup (whole)
- Turmeric Powder — 0.25 tsp (ground)
- green chillies — 2 piece (chopped)
- garam masala powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- Fennel Seeds — 2 tsp (whole)
- Gram Flour — 2 tbsp (ground)
- Garlic — 4 piece (chopped)
- Amchur (Whole Dried Green Mango Slices) — 1 tsp (whole)
- chaat masala powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Method
- To begin making the Matar Kachori, we will first make the dough.
- In a mixing bowl, add the flour, ghee and salt.
- Combine to make a coarse crumb mixture.Add little water at a time to make a soft smooth dough.
- Cover the kachori dough and allow the dough to rest for 15 minutes.
- Keep it aside.To make the matar kachori filling, add the green peas,ginger, garlic, green chilli in a blender and blend to make a coarse mixture.
- Heat a teaspoon of mustard oil in a heavy bottomed pan; add the fennel seeds and kalonji and saute for two seconds.Add the matar kachori mixture, chilli powder, garam masla, amchur powder, chaat masala powder, salt to taste and saute till all the ingredients are well combined.
- Add the kachori mixture in the center and bring edges together & form a ball.Press down to make a disc and make all the kachoris like this.
- Heat the required oil in a heavy bottomed pan to fry the kachoris.
- Add the kachoris and fry till they turn golden brown on both sides.Once it is done, take them out on a kitchen towel so that it absorbs the excess oil and serve Matar Kachori hot.
Common questions
- Matar Kachori (North Indian Green Pea Stuffed Fried Pastry) ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- मटर कचौरी (बनारसी UP हरी मटर भरी तली पेस्ट्री) ko English mein Matar Kachori (North Indian Green Pea Stuffed Fried Pastry) likhte hain.
- Ek plate Matar Kachori (North Indian Green Pea Stuffed Fried Pastry) mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 114 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 60 min lagta hai — 30 min taiyari, 30 min pakana.