Koraishutir Kochuri (Green Peas Kachori)

Name: Koraishutir Kochuri (Green Peas Kachori)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Stuffing-; 1 1/2 cups green peas; 1 tsp. ginger, grated; 1-2 green chilies; 1 tbsp. mustard oil; 1/2 tsp. kalonji (nigella seeds); 1/4 tsp. asafoetida (hing); to taste salt; 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp. cumin powder; Dough-; 1 cup maida; 2 tbsp. oil; to taste salt; oil to deep fry

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#greenpeas - This is one of the most popular and a favorite snack item of all Bengalis. It goes well with Dum Aloo or can be had simply as it is. It is also a fast food found in every street corner chops in Kolkata any time of the day. They are basically deep fried puri with mashed peas stuffing.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

Stuffing-
1 1/2 cupsgreen peas
1 tsp.ginger, grated
1-2green chilies
1 tbsp.mustard oil
1/2 tsp.kalonji (nigella seeds)
1/4 tsp.asafoetida (hing)
to tastesalt
1/4 tsp.turmeric powder
1/2 tsp.cumin powder
Dough-
1 cupmaida
2 tbsp.oil
to tastesalt
oil to deep fry

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Steps

1

Grind the peas, ginger and green chilies to a paste. Heat oil and temper with the kalonji and asafoetida. After it stops sizzling, add the paste, salt, turmeric powder and cumin powder and saute till all the moisture dries up. keep aside to cool.
2

Knead a dough with the maida, oil, salt and required amount of water. keep aside for 30 minutes. Divide the dough into equal portions and the filling to equal portions too.
3

Take a portion of the dough and make a dent in the centre. Place a tsp. of the filling and close the edges to form into a ball.
4

Roll out into a puri / small circle with the help of some oil. Roll out all the portions of the dough along with some filling in the similar fashion and keep aside.
5

Heat oil in a pan and deep fry them one at a time to a golden brown colour. Drain and serve hot with some aloo torkari (potato curry).