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Koraishutir Kochuri Recipe (Bengali-Style Peas Kachauri)

Madhushree Dutta
Recipe to make tasty and crispy Koraishutir Kochuri easily. Simple ingredients, instructions, and equipment to prepare Bengali-style Peas Kachori at home.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

For the Dough

  • cups Maida or All-purpose Flour
  • tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Water

For the Stuffing

  • 1 cup Green Peas
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Paste
  • 3 Green Chilis or according to heat tolerance
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder
  • ½ tsp Coriander powder
  • ½ tsp Hing or Asafoetida
  • 2 pinches of Kaalo Jeere or Nigella Seeds
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar to taste; to balance the salt
  • Vegetable oil

Instructions
 

Prepare the Dough

  • First, heat a cup of water. Heat it until warm enough to touch.
  • Next, take a large mixing bowl and add the maida all-purpose flour, and salt to taste.
  • Mix the dry ingredients nicely and then add some vegetable oil.
  • Mix again and then add a little warm water to the maida.
  • Start to knead the dough while adding warm water in small quantities. Keep kneading the dough until it is smooth and soft.
  • Take a bit of oil in the fingers and apply it on the surface of the kneaded dough. Cover it and keep it aside.

Boil the peas

  • Take a boiling pot and add water and salt. Let the water come to a boil.
  • Now, add the green peas (fresh or frozen) to the boiling water.
  • Let the green peas boil for about 3 minutes. Turn off the flame after 3 minutes, drain the water immediately, and rinse the green peas under tap water.

Blend the peas

  • Next, take a blender and transfer the green peas in it.
  • Add the green chilis, salt to taste, and sugar to taste into the blender.
  • Blend until a fine paste is formed. Add a bit of water and blend again.

Prepare the filling

  • Now, take a small bowl and add the ginger paste, cumin powder, and coriander powder along with some water to make a thick slurry.
  • Next, take a pan and add 2 tsp vegetable oil. Let the oil heat until it smokes a little and then add the kaalo jeere and hing. Keep the flame on medium.
  • Stir for a few seconds and then add the spice slurry.
  • Stir again nicely. Fry the spices until the raw smell is gone.
  • Now, add the green peas and chili paste.
  • Combine everything together and stir them. Keep the flame on medium.
  • Keep frying the mixture until it dries out and comes together really well.
  • Take a taste test and add anything if needed.
  • When done, transfer the peas filling onto a plate and let it cool.

Prepare the Koraishutir Kochuri

  • After the dough has rested, remove the cover and knead once again for a minute.
  • Next, divide the dough into 10 to 12 small portions.
  • Now, take a portion of the dough and make a nice ball with it.
  • Using the fingers, make a small bowl shape and stuff it with some filling.
  • Do this with all the portions of the dough.
  • Now, take a rolling board and a rolling pin.
  • Place a stuffed dough ball and gently flatten it with your fingers.
  • Next, roll the dough nicely and gently so that the filling does not come out. The diameter should be around 10 cm.
  • Do this with all the stuffed dough balls.

Deep fry the Koraishutir Kochuri

  • Next, take a deep-frying pot or a kadhai and add a generous amount of vegetable oil.
  • Let the oil heat until it smokes a little.
  • Then, gently lower the kochuri one at a time.
  • Fry until golden from both sides. Keep the flame on medium.
  • Do this with all the kochuris and when done, transfer them onto a kitchen tissue-covered plate. This will soak off the excess oil.
Keyword Bengali Recipe, Veg Recipes