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Baked Matar Kachori is a healthy Baked version of the stuffed Kachori with no deep frying involved. Served as a snack at tea time or for breakfast.

Baked Matar ki Kachori | How to make Stuffed Peas Kachori | Vegan Snack

Kalyani
Baked Matar Kachori is a healthy Baked version of the stuffed Kachori with no deep frying involved. Served as a snack at tea time or for breakfast.
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
resting time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Course Baked Snack, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 8 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Oven (OTG) Can use Airfryer too (with varying bake time)
  • 1 Bowl
  • Parchment Paper Sub with Silpat sheet

Ingredients
  

Outer Covering for Kachori

  • 1 cup All purpose flour Maida
  • 1 cup Wholewheat flour
  • 7 grams Instant Yeast add 1/2 tsp more if using Wholewheat flour exclusively
  • 2 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 4 TBSP Oil any neutral oil, or ghee
  • 1 cup Warm water or as needed to make a stiff dough
  • 3 Ice Cubes

Kachori Stuffing:

  • 4 TBSP Oil divided use
  • 1 cup Green peas fresn or frozen
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp dry mango powder Amchur
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida a generous pinch
  • 1/8 tsp Turmeric optional
  • 1 tsp Red chilli powder
  • 4 Green chillies minced fine or 1 tsp green chilly paste
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeera

Instructions
 

Make the outer Dough:

  • In a bowl, add the flours, yeast, sugar, salt, 2 TBSP of oil and mix well. add water as required to make a slightly stiff dough. Knead well for 10-12 mins till you get a firm dough, apply oil on its surface.
  • Cover and keep aside for 90-120 minutes till risen.

Meanwhile, prepare the stuffing:

  • Microwave or boil the peas till tender with a pinch of salt and sugar. Drain thoroughly and blitz it just once to a coarse paste.
  • In a pan, heat half of the oil, splutter cumin seeds, add the hing, turmeric powder, coarse peas paste, and stir well on a low-medium flame till all water completely disappears. Add salt and spices to taste and mix again. Let the mixture cool completely.

To make the Kachoris:

  • Punch down and knead the dough again, make small roundels. Make equal portions of the cooled peas stuffing and keep aside.
  • On a plastic sheet or with greased hands, make a small disc of 3 inch diameter (pref the size of your palm), keep the stuffing in the middle and bring all the edges to the centre, and pinch out any excess dough. pat the stuffed kachoris gently and place on a lined baking tray. Similarly, complete the rest of the kachoris
  • Cover them lightly, and let them rest for 20-30 mins till they rise slightly.
  • Towards the end of the 2nd rise, preheat oven to 200 C.
  • Spray the kachoris liberally with the remaining oil, bake for 18-20 mins till golden brown on both sides.
  • Serve hot with sweet tamarind chutney ! any extras Freeze well. You may microwave the frozen ones for 30-40 seconds before serving
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