Green Peas Kachori or Bengali Matar Kachori is a delightful deep-fried flatbread stuffed with a spicy green peas mixture. This is a very simple and delicious recipe that needs no side dish and can be enjoyed as is.
Kachori is a popular street food from North India. Kachori is a deep-fried flatbread that is stuffed with different kinds of filling varying from sweet to savory.
There are kachoris stuffed with different kinds of lentils, but this particular kind of kachori - Green Peas Kachori or Matar Kachori is very popular in West Bengal. It is called the Koriashutir Kachori which is more or less like the Puri except stuffed with green peas.
I am a big fan of this Bengali Matar Kachori. These are not flaky like the street food khasta kachori but are more poori-like and softer.
What to serve this Matar Kachori with?
Green Peas Kachori is normally served with Aloor Dum or Dum Aloo and that is exactly how I serve it.
This Koriashutir Kachori itself does not really need any side dish to go with it. The sweetness of the peas along with the addition of spicy ingredients truly makes this dish stand alone on its own.
The Bengali Matar Kachori and the Spicy Dum Aloo are both 'No onion & no garlic' dishes. This is a perfect recipe to make on the festival and Vrat days.
Ingredients Needed
For the filling
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- Green peas (fresh or frozen) - I have used frozen green peas to make the filling. You can use fresh ones, but that would need you to cook the peas until soft and then use them in the recipe. Do not use dried green peas for this recipe.
- Green chilies
- Ginger paste or freshly grated ginger - I use freshly grated ginger.
- Asafetida - A must in the recipe as it gives a lot of flavors.
- Sugar - is optional but I would highly recommend using it.
- Roasted Cumin powder - This is also for flavor and the only spice powder we use for the filling.
- Oil - Any oil to cook the filling. If not a vegan, use ghee instead for added flavor.
- Salt - as needed
For the outer dough
Whole wheat flour
All Purpose flour/Maida
Rava/Semolina
Besan/chickpea flour/Kadalai maavu
Oil
Salt
Step-by-Step Process
To Make the filling
- Grind the green peas with the green chilies to a coarse paste. Do not add any water when grinding or add very little water. Keep the groundpaste aside. (1)
- In a pan, heat the ghee or oil and add the asafetida to it (2).
- Now add the ground peas and mix well (3)
- Add the ginger paste or the grated ginger along with cumin powder, sugar, and salt (4). Mix well.
- Keep cooking the peas until all the moisture evaporates. Once the mixture becomes dry, it would sort of appears like halwa and it will start leaving the sides of the pan (5). Remove it from heat and let it cool down to room temperature.
- Once cooled make it into small balls (maybe around 18 to 20) (6).
To make the Kachoris
- Mix all the flours along with the salt and 1 tablespoon oil and add enough warm water to make it into a smooth dough. Leave it aside for 20 - 30 mins to rest (1).
- Now make a small ball from the dough (2) and roll it into a small circle (about 3 inches in diameter) (3).
- Place a green peas ball inside the rolled dough (4).
- Now cover the filling with the dough and seal it properly (5).
- Carefully roll the stuffed ball to a small puri dusting it with wheat flour to avoid sticking. Roll carefully in such a way as to prevent the filling from seeping outside. It is possible for the dough to break in a few places, but try as much as you can to seal it (6).
- Repeat with the rest of the dough (7).
- Heat oil in a deep pan to deep fry the Koriashutir Kachori. Once the oil has heated, carefully drop the rolled-out kachoris into hot oil and fry on both sides until golden brown (8). Make sure that the oil is not too hot, otherwise the outer will become dark very soon and the inside would still be very doughy.
- Drain on a paper towel (9).
- Repeat the same with the rest of the kachoris. Serve with Spicy Dum Aloo.
Expert Tips and FAQs
- Use fresh or frozen peas to make the Green Peas Kachori. Do Not use dried green peas.
- Make a stiff dough and let it rest for at least 30 minutes.
- Carefully roll the kachori so that the filling does not seep out.
- Fry at medium flame, so the kachoris cook inside and out evenly.
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Recipe
Green Peas Kachori | Bengali Matar Kachori
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
For the filling
- 3 cups Green peas fresh or frozen
- 3 Green chilies
- 3 teaspoon Ginger paste or freshly grated ginger
- ¼ teaspoon Asafetida
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Roasted Cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon oil
- to taste Salt
For the outer dough -
- 1 ¼ cup Whole wheat flour
- 1 ¼ cup All Purpose flour /Maida
- 2 tablespoon Rava/Semolina
- 3 tablespoon Besan/chick pea flour/ Kadalai maavu
- 1 tablespoon Oil plus more to deep fry
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
To make the filling –
- Grind the green peas with the green chilies to a coarse paste. Do not add any water when grinding or add very little water. Please do use fresh or frozen peas to make this. Do not use the dry green peas as the taste would clearly be compromised. The sweetness that comes from the peas makes a big difference in the recipe. Keep the ground paste aside.
- In a pan, heat the oil and add the asafetida to it. Now add the ground peas and mix well.
- Add the ginger paste or the grated ginger along with cumin powder, sugar and salt. Mix well.
- Keep cooking the peas until all the moisture evaporates. Once the mixture becomes dry, it would sort of appear like halwa and it will start leaving the sides of the pan.
- Remove it from heat and let it cool down to room temperature.
- Once cooled make it into small balls (maybe around 18 to 20).
To make the kachoris –
- Mix all the flours along with the salt and 1 tablespoon oil and adding enough warm water make it into smooth dough. Leave it aside for 15 – 20 mins to rest.
- Now make small ball from the dough and roll it into a small circle (about 3 inches in diameter). Now place the green peas ball inside.
- Now cover the filling with the dough and seal it properly.
- Carefully roll the stuffed ball to a small puri dusting it with wheat flour to avoid sticking. Roll carefully in such a way to prevent the filling from seeping outside. It is possible for the dough to break in few places, but try as much as you can to seal it.
- Heat oil in a deep pan to deep fry the kachoris. Once the oil has heated, carefully drop the rolled out kachoris in to hot oil and fry on both sides until golden brown. Make sure that the oil is not too hot, otherwise the outer will become dark very soon and the inside would still be very doughy. Drain on a paper towel.
- Repeat the same with the rest of the kachoris.
Notes
- Use fresh or frozen peas to make the Green Peas Kachori. Do Not use dried green peas.
- Make a stiff dough and let it rest for at least 30 minutes.
- Carefully roll the kachori so that the filling does not seep out.
- Fry at medium flame, so the kachoris cook inside and out evenly.
Cathleen says
I love how you did a step by step for this recipe. Very helpful! Bookmarked to make later, thanks so much for the recipe 🙂
Jacqueline Debono says
I've never made or eaten kachori but this version with peas looks so good. I actually have a huge crop of peas in my veg garden which we'll start picking next week so I'm going to save this recipe to make with some of them!
Tristin says
This sounds like a really great recipe. I'm loving all of these flavors and we love peas!!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thank you!
AISilva says
Wow I've never had kachori before, but i love the look of this flatbread and having it stuffed with green peas inside sounds amazing. My daughter has been loving green peas lately too so this dish will be a hit in my family. Thanks!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks!
Denise says
I have never tried Kachori, it looks delicious! Your instructions are easy to follow, I can't wait to try making them.
Marta says
We enjoyed trying kachori for the first time. So many great flavors and textures in every bite.
Thank you!
Silvia Martinez says
I appreciated your step-by-step photos very much. I love Indian food, but I don't cook it often, and sometimes I don't know some of the ingredients when I read them. All your photos made it so easy to follow along.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thank you. I am glad you found the instructions helpful.
Gloria says
Did you say stuffed bread? Count me in. I have never tried this, but it sure sounds delicious. I need to try this ASAP.
Janani says
So good sandhya u have made the puri puff well. beautiful combo right love your click.
Sangeetha Priya says
Delicious kachoris with dum aloo...excellent preparation dear 🙂
DivyaGCP says
Wow Sandhya.. You have made it very well.. Looks so yummy!!
megha singhal says
OMG I just love peas kachori. And those dum aloo..m drooling. Amazing Amazing combo
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Julie says
Mouthwatering combo dear!!
Hamaree Rasoi says
Liked your slight variation..We bongs just love this on sunday breakfast..Well explained recipe and you did full juctice
Priya says
Love your stepwise pictures and well explained post, who can resist to this delicious kachori and dum aloo, a killer combo.
Chandrani says
Very well explain. crunchy kachori with spicy dum aloo. Both combination are drooling.
Reshmi Mahesh says
This combo looks awesome...Spicy dum aloo sounds irresistable...
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Nice detailed post and with neat explanation.
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revathy says
looks yummy !
would give a try
Swathi Iyer says
Delicious green peas kachori and spicy dum aloo, you are tempting me to make this.
Meena Selvakumaran says
nice clicks ,perfectly made.
Ramya Krishnamurthy says
super and it looks yummy:)
divya says
oh lovely, looks very tempting!!!
WeR SAHM says
ultimate combination...
Priya R says
wow your kachoris look super perfect and so is your dum aloo.... i want to make it again everytime i see someone do it :P... i love love the way you have done it, too perfect
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well made sandhya akka , It was a super combo............
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Santosh Bangar says
inviting both kachori and aloo. ncely described super clicks.
Love to Experiment says
This SNC challenge is msking me hungry for kachoris. Perfect step by step photos
Shruti Dhingra Wahi says
WOW ...This looks good, Tempting !!
Perfectly done Sandhya 🙂
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Nitya Raghavan says
EXCELLENT. I LOVE IT! I'm trying this on the weekend!
Manjula Bharath says
wow very well explained and lovely presentation dear 🙂 your style dum aloo looks yummy n tempting me 🙂
DEEPA says
I WILL TRY TODAY GREAT.
Veena Theagarajan says
looks good and tempting
Divya Pramil says
Well made and all the step by step instructions and clicks are really good... 🙂 well done dear, hope you enjoyed this delicious combo 🙂
Poornima Arun says
Delicious..
Sangeetha Nambi says
Yummy... Literally mouthwatering here...
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Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says
wow its again drooling me akka... can feel the taste still....
Asiya Omar says
Looks Yumm and nice clicks too.
Jaleela says
wow amazing picture and looks tempting..
Sanoli Ghosh says
Love this yummy dish always. Hope you enjoyed this dish dear. you add atta, rava and gram flour with APF, liked that variation. Well done and well explained recipe dear. Dum aloo looks so perfect and delicious....mouthwatering here.
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