Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Peas Kachories


Ingredients:

Masala:
Boiled peas-1 bag
Green chilies-4
Coriander fresh leaves
Cumin seeds-2tbsp
Ginger/Garlic Paste
Asafoetida(Hing)-pinch of
Turmeric powder-1/4tbsp
Salt
Sugar-1/2tbsp
Coriander Powder (optional)
Lime Juice-few drops

DOUGH:
Water for Dough
Maida-1 cup
Salt(little)
Suji (soaked in warm water)-1/2tbsp
Ghee/Oil-1 tbsp

Method:

Into a food processor/blender add boiled peas, add green chilies, add coriander leaves and blend to a coarse paste. Into a pan heat little bit oil and add zeera, add ginger/garlic paste, add Hing, add turmeric and mix it, add the mixture and mix it well.Make the mixture dry and cook little further until the chilies are cooked as well. Add pinch of sugar, add Coriander Powder, squeeze some lime juice and keep aside. Make sur the mixture is dry.

In another dish, add Maida, and some salt and make nice crumbles add soaked Suji, and make crumbles, add little water and kneed it to a soft dough, let it rest for few minutes.Take little bit dough and spread out on a flat surface, add spoonful of Masala, hold the edges together and join them with your hand, pull it out with your index finger and thumb, remove the extra dough and roll the ball slightly between your hands. Do the same with the rest of the dough.

Fry them of a little less then medium heat, for about 4 minutes, until the kachori get nice light color.Don't fry the kachories in hot oil but fry in little less than medium heat.

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