Indian · Bread

Mutter Kachori with Spiced Green Peas

Name: Mutter Kachori with Spiced Green Peas
Total time: 1 h 24 min
Yield: Makes 6 kachoris
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 155 g unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 tsp coarse kosher or sea salt; 1 tsp nigella seeds; 55 g cold butter, preferably unsalted, thinly sliced; 60 ml ice water, approximately; 5 fresh green Thai, cayenne or serrano chiles, stems removed; 4 to 6 to taste; 15 g fresh ginger, three thin lengthwise slices, about 6 x 2.5 cm; 140 g frozen green peas, thawed and drained (about 1 cup); 1 tbsp canola oil; ½ tsp toasted cumin-coriander blend; ½ tsp coarse kosher or sea salt; all-purpose flour, for dusting; canola oil, for deep-frying

Flaky, nigella-flecked butter pastry wrapped around a dry, green-chile and ginger pea filling, then deep-fried hot and fast so each round puffs into a crisp, honey-brown pillow.

YieldMakes 6 kachoris
Hands-on50 min
Total1 h 24 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Dough

155 gunbleached all-purpose flour
1 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
1 tspnigella seeds
55 gcold butter, preferably unsalted, thinly sliced
60 mlice water, approximately

Filling

5fresh green Thai, cayenne or serrano chiles, stems removed; 4 to 6 to taste
15 gfresh ginger, three thin lengthwise slices, about 6 x 2.5 cm
140 gfrozen green peas, thawed and drained (about 1 cup)
1 tbspcanola oil
½ tsptoasted cumin-coriander blend
½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt

To assemble and fry

to tasteall-purpose flour, for dusting
to tastecanola oil, for deep-frying

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Legumes (any)
Peas
Nigella (black cumin, kalonji)
Wheat
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Cabbage family (any)
Ginger
Cilantro / coriander
Cumin
Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Stovetop
Food processor
Probe thermometer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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