Koraishutir Kochuri | Bengali Stuffed Peas Pooris

Ingredients

• 2 cups All Purpose Flour ( / Maida)
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp Ghee
• 1 cup Peas Fresh
• 3 to 4 no Green Chillies
• 1 inch Ginger
• 1 long Bay leaf
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 2 Cloves
• 2 long Dry Red Chillies
• 2 tsp Ghee
• Salt to taste
• A Pinch Asafoetida ( / Hing)
• 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
• Cooking Oil ( for Deep Frying)

Instructions

1. 1

   --- For the Outer Layer ---

2. 2

   Knead the flour with salt and ghee with enough water to make a soft dough.

3. 3

   Keep it aside with a muslin cloth covered

4. 4

   --- For the Peas Stuffing ---

5. 5

   Heat a nonstick pan and dry roast the clove, red chilies, bay leaf, and cumin seeds. Powder it to a fine powder once it cools down.

6. 6

   Since I used frozen peas, I blanched it in Microwave for 5 mins.

7. 7

   Once the peas cool down, add it to the spice powder along with ginger, green chilies. Add little water as required to make a fine paste.

8. 8

   Heat a nonstick pan with ghee and temper with hing.

9. 9

   then add this ground paste and dry cook it.

10. 10

    --- Making the Koraishutir Kochuri ---

11. 11

    Divide the dough into equal balls.

12. 12

    Flatten the ball and stuff with small balls of the stuffing.

13. 13

    Seal well and roll it to a 4 inch circles.

14. 14

    Heat a kadai with oil and when hot, gently drop in the pooris and cook on both sides.

15. 15

    Serve with dal.