GREEN PEAS KOCHURI (MOTORSHUTIR KOCHURI)

I love chilled winter because of  varieties  green vegetables, specially green peas. Pair of hot peas kochuri with spicy ‘aloordom’ on dish in winter is kind of dream in hands.Bengalis can’t think without ‘motorshutir kochuri’ and ‘Kosha aloordom’ in winter season.So celebrate your winter  in your own way with hot  peas kochuri.

.Here is the recipe.

INGREDIENTS: 1)Green peas: 500 grams.

2) White flour (maida): 500 grams.

3)Wheat (chakki atta):150 grams.

4) Whole cumin seed: 1 tablespoon.

5)Red chili powder:2 tablespoons.

6) Ginger paste:2 tablespoons

7)Green chili:4 to 5 pieces.

8)Dry roast masala(cumin seed:1/2 teaspoon,red chili:2 to 3 ,bay leaf:1piece):make it 1 teaspoon.

9)Ghee:1 tablespoon.

10)White oil:1/2 liter.

Salt to taste.

PROCEDURE:1) Peel off green peas. Keep it in a bowl.

2)Make a smooth paste of green peas (500 grams) and green chillies (4 to 5 pcs) in mixer. If the paste become coarse the kochuri will not puffed properly.

3)Take a frying pan ,add 2 tablespoons of white oil in it. In hot oil, add cumin seed,green peas paste, ginger paste( 2 tablepoon),red chilli powder(2 tablespoon),ghee( 1 tablespoon) and required amount salt in it.Add ¼ teaspoon of sugar in it for perfect flavour. Stir this mixture still drying.The mixture continuously stir  until it dries out.Sprinkle little bit sattu for quick drying. Now add dry roast masala(1 Teaspoon) in it.

4)Our filling is ready. Let it dry for few minutes.

5)Now take 500 grams maida and 150 grams chakki atta in a bowl. Add 4 t0 5 teaspoon of white oil and required salt in it. Knead dough very well. Keep aside for atleast 20 minutes.

6)Divide dough in small pieces.For stuffings ,take a dough ball on palm and make like katori(small bowl) for filling with dried peas mixture in it.

Make all dough balls like this.

7)Take round board (chaki) and greese the board with oil.Keep a ready dough ball on it and flatten ball with rolling pin.Ready all stuffed balls like this way.

8)Place a karai on gas and pour sufficient amount of oil for frying kochuris.When heat comes out from karai , our oil is ready for frying. Now fry motoshutir kochuri.

Our hot green peas kochuri is ready. This kochuri  goes very well with’ alurdom’.

It is very common in Bengal

Try this in your kitchen.

Hope you like it.