Saturday, March 14, 2009

Green Peas Kachori

Green Peas Kachori

Everybody's favorite Green peas kachori recipe in bengali style.

Ingredients:

# Green peas: 2cup
# Refined Flour: 3cups
# Green Chilies: 2
# Ginger: 1" piece
# Coriander leaves (chopped): 2tbsp
# Asafetida: a pinch
# Cumin seeds (coarsely ground): 1tsp
# Peppercorns (freshly ground): 1tsp
# Salt to taste
# Oil: 4-5tbsp (to deep fry)

Green Peas Kachori

Method to Prepare:

Wash the green peas properly and grind them coarsely in a mixer. Finely chop the green chilies, peel the ginger and chop it.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan; add asafetida, green chilies, ginger, coarsely ground cumin seeds, freshly ground peppercorns and coriander leaves. Mix them well and add salt to taste. Add the green peas and mix again. Take off from the heat and keep it aside.

Knead the refined flour with 2tbsp oil, salt and enough water (lukewarm) to make stiff dough. Make small balls of the dough, flatten slightly and stuff a teaspoon of the green pea’s mixture. Shape it into ball and roll into 3" discs.

Heat oil and fry each kachori till crisp and golden.
Serve the hot green peas kachori with dum aloo or your choice of chutneys and pickles.

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