Name: Koraishutir Kochuri (Green Pea Kachori) recipe by Ritu Sharma at BetterButter
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500gms flour; 2tbsp vegetable oil; 1tsp sugar; pinch of salt; 1kg green peas (shelled and ground with 2 green chillies); 2tsp ginger paste; 1tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp aniseed (roasted and powdered)

ABOUT Koraishutir Kochuri (Green Pea Kachori) RECIPE

A favorite breakfast or evening snack item among the Bengalis, to eat with some Bengali aloo sabzi.

Ingredients Serving: 4

500gms flour
2tbsp vegetable oil
1tsp sugar
pinch of salt
1kg green peas (shelled and ground with 2 green chillies)
2tsp ginger paste
1tbsp sugar
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp aniseed (roasted and powdered)

Instructions

To make the dough or the pastry , rub the oil into flour and then add sugar and salt. Add enough water to make a stiff dough, cover and let it rest.
For the filling, Heat the oil in a wok. Add the peas, sugar, ginger paste, aniseed. Saute them a little until the colour comes out as little brown and then keep them aside in a separate bowl.
Now divide the dough into 40 portions and roll them out into fairly thin circles. Put 2 large tablespoons of the filling into 20 circles of dough. Cover each with another circle. Brush water on the edges, and then twist the edges to give a plaited look and seal them.
Heat the oil to smoking in a wok. Reduce heat. Fry the kachoris a few at a time to a golden brown.
Serve it hot with your favourite side dish.

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