Peas kachori
Crisp pastry balls with a sweet-spicy green peas filling. Makes 35
Lilva-style kachori: small crisp pastry balls filled with crushed green peas, potato and coconut, sweet, sour and spicy with sugar, lemon, ginger and chilli. They're a Gujarati winter favourite. Serve hot with red and green chutneys. The filling also makes a stuffing for stuffed buns.
- Total time
- 105 min
- Difficulty
- hard
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
For the filling
- 14 oz shelled peascoarsely crushed
- 5 ½ oz potatoes1 cup, grated
- ⅞ oz fresh coconut5 tbsp, finely grated
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 2 tsp green chilli paste
- ⅓ oz fresh coriander½ cup, chopped
- 5 ½ oz onions1 cup, finely chopped
- bicarbonate of sodaa pinch
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 5 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 ½ tsp saltor to taste
For the tempering
- 8 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 cloves
For the dough
- 5 ½ oz plain flour
- 3 tsp oil
- ½ tsp sugar (optional)
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup waterabout, as required
- oilfor deep frying
To serve
- red and green chutneys (optional)
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Method
0/9 doneStep 1: Mix 5 ½ oz plain flour, 3 tsp oil, ½ tsp sugar and ½ tsp salt and knead into a soft dough, adding ¼ cup water as required. Cover and keep aside.
Step 2: Heat 8 tbsp oil and add 1 tsp cumin seeds, 2 cinnamon sticks and 2 cloves. Add 14 oz shelled peas, bicarbonate of soda, 1 ½ tsp salt, 2 tsp green chilli paste and 1 tsp ginger paste and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
10 minStep 3: When half cooked, add 5 ½ oz potatoes, ⅞ oz fresh coconut and 4 tbsp sugar and cook until tender.
8 minStep 4: Add 5 tbsp lemon juice and 5 ½ oz onions. Take off the heat and mix in ⅓ oz fresh coriander. Cool.
Step 5: Make 35 balls from the filling.
Step 6: Divide the dough into 35 pieces and roll each into a small, thin round. Place one ball of filling on each round.
Step 7: Gather the sides, seal the edges on top and roll gently into a round shape.
Step 8: Deep fry the kachori in oil over medium-low heat until crisp and golden.
25 minStep 9: Serve hot with red and green chutneys.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 230 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 23 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does peas kachori take?
- About 105 minutes in total: 60 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of fresh coconut?
- Desiccated coconut soaked in hot water for 15 minutes, about three quarters of the weight.
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