Friday, September 26, 2014

Matar Karanji ( Sweet Peas Dumpling)


Ingredients :


For the filling :

  • Sweet peas - 1 cup
  • Shredded coconut- 1/2 cup
  • Garlic cloves - 3
  • Green chillies- 3
  • Cumin - 1/4 tsp
  • Coriander Cumin Powder- 1/2 tsp
  • Garam Masala - 1/2 ts
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt - per taste
  • Lime juice - 1/2 tsp
  • Sugar - 1/4 tsp

For the cover :
  • All purpose flour - 1 n half cup
  • Sooji - 2 Tblsps
  • Salt- a pinch
  • Oil - 2 tsps
  • Ghee- 1 tsp
  • Rice flour- 1tsp
  • Oil- for frying
  • Water- 1 cup

Procedure:

  • Grind Shredded coconut, green chillies, garlic and cumin into a coarse paste adding very little water.
  • In a pan, heat some oil. Add the coconut-garlic- chilli paste and fry till the raw smell of garlic goes away.
  • Now add frozen sweet peas, coriander-cumin powder, garam masala, salt and fry till the sweet peas are cooked.
  • Check taste and add red chilli powder, salt  if required. 
  • Finally add lime juice and sugar.
  • Mix everything well and keep aside to cool.
  • In the mean time, prepare the dough for the covering.
  • Take All purpose flour, Soji , salt in a bowl and add 2 tsps of hot oil to it.
  • Add water as required and knead everything into a nice soft dough. It should not be too soft like the Chapati dough, but a little hard.
  • Cover with a plate and let the dough rest for 30 minutes or so.
  • Microwave 1 tsp ghee for 30-40 secs, until it gets liquidy. Add 1 tsp Rice flour to it , mix and keep aside
  • Roll out 3 Equal sized large chapatis from the dough.
  • Place 1 Chapati at the bottom, apply some ghee and rice flour mixture, then place other chapati on it and apply the ghee and rice flour mixture on top, then again place the 3rd chapati on it and apply the ghee and rice flour mixture.
  • Now, roll the 3 chapatis together to get a long chapati roll.
  • Cut the roll into 5-6 small pieces.
  • Take 1 small piece that's cut from the roll and roll it into a small circle.
  • Place the filling in half portion of the circle and flip the other half over it , to form a semi circle. Seal the ends with your hands.
  • Deep fry in oil.
  • Repeat this procedure for all the 5-6 pieces that are cut from the chapati roll. 
  • Serve with Tomato Ketchup :)

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