Mutter Ke Kachore | Green Peas Kachori with Dum Aloo | Indian Street Food Recipes

Kachori is a famous and spicy snack popular in most northern parts of India..this spicy snack item is made of flour and dough flattened balls stuffed with different kinds of filling.It is best served with sweet chutney or green chutney made with tamarind and mint.One such famous version is Green Peas Kachori or Mutter Ke Kachori served with spicy Dum Aloo..Believe me..it is the best combination I have ever had..Sweet and sour crushed green peas stuffed in crispy kachoris served with dum aloo makes the most yummilicous combination in this world..

Am glad to be part of South Vs North Challenge being hosted by Divya Pramil of You too Can Cook Indian Food.This is an excellent event where in food blogger from different state of India will challenge each other with their regional recipes every month.This is the fifth SNC challenge am proud to be part of Southern team.Sanoli from Northern team has posed this tasty and spicy challenge of making Mutter Ke Kachori with Dum Aloo to the Southern team..while Tamil from south team has posed Paal Kozhukattai..Both the team are really excited to complete their challenges..I am realling in love with this SNC challenge and thanks to each and every person who are part of this for encouraging and challenging each other there by helping each to excel in Indian Cuisine..Get to know more about SNC chllenge here..and please contact Divya Pramil if you wish to be part of this exciting journey of learning Indian Recipes..

My special thanks to Sanoli Didi for posing us such a spicy challenge of Green Peas Kachori with Spicy Dum Aloo..We have really enjoyed this combo and this was a total hit in my house..Also this is the first time am preparing kachoris on my own at home..so it was a real exciting trial for me and happy that it was success too..You will really love this kachori with Dum Aloo..though I have had these two yummy items separately I never had it together..it was a marriage made in heaven I must say.. truly delicious and authentic!!

Takes 1 hour ;Makes 10 kachoris

INGREDIENTS FOR GREEN PEAS KACHORI:
For Kachori Crust:

1. White Flour/All Purpose Four - 2 cups(250 gms)
2. Ghee - 2 tbs
3. Salt a pinch
4. Water as required
5. Oil for deep frying

For Stuffing of Kachoris:

1. Green Peas - 100 gms
2. Green Chillis finley chopped - 2
3. Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
4. Gram Masala powder - 1/2 tbsp
5. Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
6. Amchur/Dry Mango powder - 1 tbsp
7. Crushed ginger - 1/2 tbsp
8. Coriander leaves - 3 tbsp
9. Oil - 1 tbsp
10. Salt to taste

METHOD:

Take flour in a mixing bowl along with some salt.Add the oil and water.For every 1 portion of flour you need 75 percent of water to get a good consistency of dough,Knead well and make a smooth dough.Cover it with a cloth and store in a warm place for 30 minutes.

 While the dough is getting set lets start preparing the stuffing for kachoris.Take the frozen green peas into a plate.Wash them and let them become soft at room temperature.Using a thick spatula crush the green peas into coarse mixture.You could use your hand too to crush the soft green peas.Heat oil in a pan and crackle cumin seeds.Add the crushed ginger and saute until raw smell goes off.

 Add in the coarse mixture of green peas along with the finely chopped green chillies. Mix in all powders and saute them for 10 mins on low flame.Allow it to cool down.The mixture would be dry enough and not be wet at all.Sprinkel lots of coriander and mix well.Spicy stuffing is ready to go into crispy kachoris!!

 Divide the dough into equal balls.Take a ball and press it with your hand gently just to expand as shown below.Place some stuffing over the dough and seal all the corners to form a sachet kind of shape.Make you seal all the edges completely.

 Now press the upper part gently.Invert it and press with your fingers gently such that the disc gets expanded a little.Roll it gently with a rolling pin to expand little more. That's it we are done.Make sure you dust little flour while making kachoris else it will absorb more oil while frying.

 Now all done and set to get fried in hot oil.Heat enough oil in a kadai on medium heat.If you place the kachori in oil it should not start sizzling immediately.It should start raising up slowly.Make sure the flame is kept on medium else the kachoris will get burnt easily,Fry till golden brown on both sides.

INGREDIENTS FOR DUM ALOO:

1. Baby Potatoes - 300 gms
2. Ghee - 1 tbsp
3. Tomatoes chopped - 3 big 
4. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
5. Black cumin - 1 tbsp
6. Cloves - 4
7. Cinnamon - 1 inch
8. Jaavitri -1
9. Bay Leaf - 1
10. Coriander powder- 1 tbsp
11. Cumin powder - 1 tbsp
12. Kasuri Methi/Dried fenugreek leaves - 1 tbsp
13. Kashmiri Red Chilli powder - 2 tbsp
14. Salt to taste
15. Oil - 3 tbsp
16. Curd - 4 tbsp

METHOD:
Boil water in a thick bottomed vessel.Immerse the baby potatoes and boil for about 10 min.Make sure not to over boil them.They should be firm enough.Peel them and fry in a tbsp of ghee until small golden crust forms outside.Using a toothpick prick them all over such that when they immerse in gravy the flavours will go deep inside and give a total yummy taste.

 Heat oil in a pan and add in all whole spices.Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 min until raw smell goes off.Add in chopped tomatoes and cook they turn soft.

Add in all the spice powders,salt except kasuri methi and cook for another 10 minutes such that the tomatoes become super soft and almost form a paste.Add in the fried baby potatoes.Mix well and add in curd,kasuri methi.

Mix well and add little water and cook on low flame for 10 minutes.Add in kasmiri red chilli powder and cook for another 10 minutes.Sprinkle lots of coriander and serve hot with green peas kachori:)

Linking this spicy challenge to Sanoli's space and SNC event.