Matar Kachori is a flaky kachori stuffed with spiced matar masala. The flaky outer shell makes this an excellent snack to enjoy during Tea Time.
The next snack from Rajasthan is the matar kachori where the fresh peas are ground and cooked with spices to make a spicy filling inside the flaky outer maida shell. Kachoris are a popular snack from North Indian states and while these seem to be available all over the northern states, few like these matar kachoris, pyaz kachoris, mawa kachoris are very popular from Rajasthan.
I had got the third-week dishes done and was lagging behind for this week, especially the Rajasthan dishes. So I had to club everything together and cooked over Sunday. All the snacks disappeared by the evening. I was so glad when Peddu had these kachoris and wanted me to make another batch right away. I said he surely needs to wait until I complete the list to make these again.
This makes a delicious Tea Time Snack and if you more ideas, then check out other Tea Time Snacks.
So for the 3rd day of Rajasthan Tea Time Snacks, I have Matar Kachori, for the BM#104 Sweets & Snacks, you can go check out what Andhra Snack I have shared!
Week 1 - Sweets (Indian Halwas)
Day 1 is Carrot Coconut Milk Halwa
Day 2 is Singhara Ka Atta Halwa
Day 3 is Kuttu Ka Halwa
Day 4 is Rajgira Halwa
Day 5 is Sweet Potato Halwa
Day 6 is Akhrot Ka Halwa
Week 2 - Snack from the same State (Rajasthan)
Day 1 is Rajasthani Mirchi Vada
Day 2 is Pudina Tikoni Paratdar Mathri
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Step By Step Pictures to make Matar Kachori
Matar Ki Kachori | How to make Matar Kachori
Ingredients Needed:
For Kachori Dough:
1 cup All Purpose Flour / Maida
Salt to taste
2 tsp Cooking Oil
1 tbsp Ghee
1 tsp Carom Seeds / Ajwain
Water to knead to dough
Cooking Oil for deep frying
For Kachori Stuffing:
1 cup Peas / Matar
1 tsp Cooking Oil
A Pinch Turmeric Powder
1 inch Ginger
1 no Green Chilli
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Red Chili Powder
1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
A Pinch Asafoetida / Hing
1/4 tsp Amchur Powder / Dry Mango Powder
Handful Coriander Leaves, finely chopped
1/4 tsp Fennel / Saunf, crushed
For the Kachori outer layer:
In a bowl, take the flour, oil, ghee, rava, salt, mix well.
Slowly add water to knead into a stiff dough. Cover and keep it aside for 30 mins.
For the Matar Kachori Stuffing
If you are using dried peas, soak overnight before making the stuffing, else soak in water for 5 mins.
Take the peas along with green chilies, ginger and grind to a coarse paste.
Heat a kadai with oil, add the paste along with spices and saute well.
Allow to cool down. Keep it aside.
Assembling the Kachori
Knead and pinch out small balls.
Dust well and roll out into a small disc.
Place the stuffing in the center and cover it completely.
Seal well and continue with the rest
Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry the kachoris in batches.
Serve hot with Tea!
Matar Ki Kachori | How to make Matar Kachori
Ingredients
For Kachori Dough:
- 1 cup All purpose flour / Maida
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Carrom Seeds / Ajwain
- Water to knead to dough
- Cooking Oil for deep frying
For Kachori Stuffing:
- 1 cup Peas / Matar
- 1 tsp Cooking Oil
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1 no Green Chilli
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- A Pinch Turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Red Chili powder
- 1 /2 tsp Coriander Powder
- A Pinch Asafoetida / Hing
- 1/4 tsp Amchur Powder / Dry Mango Powder
- Handful Coriander Leaves finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp Fennel / Saunf, crushed
Instructions
For the Kachori outer layer:
- In a bowl, take the flour, oil, ghee, rava, salt, mix well.
- Slowly add water to knead into a stiff dough. Cover and keep it aside for 30 mins.
For the Matar Kachori Stuffing
- If you are using dried peas, soak overnight before making the stuffing, else soak in water for 5 mins.
- Take the peas along with green chilies, ginger and grind to a coarse paste.
- Heat a kadai with oil, add the paste along with spices and saute well.
- Allow to cool down. Keep it aside.
Assembling the Kachori
- Knead and pinch out small balls.
- Dust well and roll out into a small disc.
- Place the stuffing in the center and cover it completely.
- Seal well and continue with the rest
- Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry the kachoris in batches.
- Serve hot with Tea!
I have featured the entire list that you can prepare for Diwali on both SYL and C4AS Sweets and Snacks & Sweets & Snacks for Diwali.
Vaishali says
Mattar ki Kachori sounds delicious! The fresh green peas stuffing is lovely , and I can understand how quickly these can disappear 🙂
Suma Gandlur says
I always wonder how you manage to cook that many dishes at one time. The filling sounds delicious and the crisp kachoris are one of the tempting snacks, no wonder the kid was asking for more.
Amara says
Valli, Mattar ki kachori looks delicious. The outer layer looks crisp and fluffy. Filling is so flavourful.
Ok, my daughter wants to add her 2 cents. They look delicious. Mom, you should make these soon.....
Sushma Pinjala says
Matar Kachories looks delicious. They must have tasted awesome. Good one
Harini Rupanagudi says
OMG! The outer layer looks so flaky and I am sure the filling was delicious looking at the ingredients. No wonder the kids wanted more.
Narmadha says
We love kachori. Yours have turned out so flaky. Love the green peas stuffing