Matar Kachori and Alu Sabzi

Ingredients
For dough

• 2 cups All purpose flour(Maida)
• a pinch of Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Ghee
• 1/2 cup water to knead,approx
• Oil,to deep fry

For filling

• 2 cups fresh/frozen Grren Peas
• 2 tbsp Chickpea flour(Besan)
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp grated Ginger
• 2 Green chillies,finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp Red chili powder
• 3/4 tsp Chaat masala
• 3/4 tsp Amchur powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam masala
• 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
• 2 pinches Asafoetida(Hing)
• 1 tsp Salt,approx
• 1 tbsp Ghee

Method
To prepare dough

1. Sift flour with baking powder and salt through a sieve.
2. Add ghee and mxi well till it appears like bread crumbs.Knead well with water to a soft and pliable dough.Keep it aside for half an hour.

To prepare filling

1. Bring 4-5 cups of water with 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar.Add peas to the boiling water and boil for 4-5 mins.Let the peas sit in hot water for another 10-15 minutes.Strain and keep aside.Mash the peas lightly with a back of a big spoon or a masher.
2. Heat ghee in a kadai,add asafoetida and cumin seeds.
3. Reduce the heat and add grated ginger,coriander powder and turmeric powder and fry for a minute.
4. Add the chopped green chilli and fry again for a minute.
5. Add slightly mashed peas to it and mix well.Fry for 7-8 mins on low heat until it turns slightly brown.
6. Add the salt,red chili powder,chaat masala,amchoor powder,garam masala and besan and fry for another 2 mins.Remove it and let the mixture cool.

To make Matar Kachori

1. Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying the kachoris.
2. Pinch a lemon sized ball out of the dough and flatten it to small poori.
3. Fill 2-3 tbsp peas mixture and cover it to form a ball and flatten it slightly .
4. Do not roll it much or do not keep it very thick.
5. Gently drop 2-3 pieces at a time into the hot oil in kadai(depends on the size of kadai and quantity of oil you are using) and fry them until they turn brown.When you put the kachoris in oil you should keep the flame in HIGH and reduce it later and fry them on LOW flame until they turn brown.Flip it in between.