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Home Dish Bengali: Green Peas Puri/Motorshutir Kochuri with Dum Aloo/Aloo’

Bengali: Green Peas Puri/Motorshutir Kochuri with Dum Aloo/Aloo’

Name: How to cook Bengali: Green Peas Puri/Motorshutir Kochuri with Dum Aloo/Aloo’ - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Anamika Banerjee

Bengali: Green Peas Puri/Motorshutir Kochuri with Dum Aloo/Aloo’

I don’t need to talk anything more about this recipe- Though a very commonplace one in almost every Bengali Households- Yet it’s quite a significant & distinctive one during the winter times- This particular recipe’s transcended from my Nani’s to my Mum’s & thereafter to me- Hence, I owe my heartfelt gratitude & dedicate to both of them since my Nani’s no more with us- I do recall her correcting me with precision with certain appropriate measurements for the same, when I used to prepare this, post my marriage about 28 yrs back & I was just 20 yrs old newly married bride then. When we both went to visit her first time post my marriage- This is the one she’d asked me to prepare for my entire maternal family though with the support of my Mum & Aunts’ guidances. She actually ordered them to assist me in cutting/chopping, washing & spices paste or grinding etc. But the entire Peas Kachoris had to be prepared by me initially & after the first batch was over- She declared with a big fat satisfactory grin on her face that, I’ve literally passed the test with flying colours & for the rest of the family, it’s then prepared by the senior ladies at home while she made me sit beside her inquiring how far I’ve learnt to cook properly & that my parents should never be embarrassed on that part at all.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

1 hour. Prep Ti

500 gms

For Dum Aloo: potatoes- Boiled & Skinned & Sautéed until lightly golden browned

2.5-3 Cups

Fresh Tomato Purée

1 tsp

Red Chilli Powder

1/4 tsp

Turmerics

1/4 tsp

Hing/Asafoetida

1-2

Bay Leaves

1-2

Whole Dry Red Chilli

1/4-1/2 Cup

Cooking Oil: To fry the boiled potatoes first & then, cooking the gravy

1/4 Cup

Fresh Coriander Leaves: Finely Chopped (Garnish)

500 gms

For the Green Peas Puri:. Fresh Green Peas: Parboiled & then, sautéed with some dry spices

1 tsp

Bhuna Masala Powder: Homemade

1 tsp

Garam Masala Powder: Homemade

1 tsp

Red Chilli Powder/Flakes

1/2 tsp

Green Chilli Paste

1 Pinch

Sugar: To Balance the Tartness

1.5 tbsps

For the Dough: Ghee: Veg. Shortening

2 Cups

Maida/All purpose flour

1-1.5 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Bhuna Masala Powder

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

For the Dum Aloo: Follow the aforesaid steps with the required ingredients- Boil the potatoes, skin them well & gently sauté until light golden browned- Also, do checkout my earlier recipe on the same- The link has been attached to it, down below 👇🏻

* Step 2

Next: In a blender jar, add in the chopped tomatoes with some salt, red chilli powder, turmerics, hing, a pinch sugar & a very little water mixed into it- Blend it nice & smooth- Our freshly prepared Dum Aloo Tomato Purée is now ready 👇🏻

* Step 3

Heat up a frying pan over the medium flame: Add in the Tempering Spices to it- Sauté for a few seconds time until fragrant & then pour into this freshly prepared tomato purée & cook until the raw smell goes off & the oil is seen afloat upto the surface of the pan 👇🏻

* Step 4

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* Step 5

Time to add in the sautéed potatoes to it, mix everything well together until nicely combined and well blended & then, cook further with the cover for another 12-15 mins time- Add in some more hot water if required to adjust the gravy consistency according to your own choice- Ensure, not to keep it runny or too thin- Finish it off with some finely chopped coriander leaves- Transfer it to a separate plate/bowl & Set Aside-

* Step 6

For the Puri Dough: Add in the ingredients in a mixing bowl & Knead the dough smooth yet, firm with the aforesaid ingredients- Just like any other normal Puri dough- Prepare the Green Peas Stuffing with the aforesaid ingredients mixed in together with the blanched green peas

* Step 7

Blended Smooth with no water or very little water & again gently sautéed until the moisture in it is well absorbed, cooled down before mixing it along with the dough to be kneaded or stuffed into the puri dough-lets separately before rolling each one of them out- Thereafter, set aside with a cover for about 35-45 mins time- Post that, divide them into equal sized Puri Dough-lets

* Step 8

Heating up a pan: Add in the required amount of cooking oil for deep frying the Puris, to light golden brown - Once done, transfer them to a separate plate or directly to the Serving Platter- It’s done now- Absolutely ready to be served now, piping hot with the Green Puri or the very much Bong- Motorshutir Kochuri 💁🏻‍♀️