Indian street food is a treasure-trove of tons of lip-smacking snacks that we can never get bored of. There's something for every palate, every mood and every occasion. Most of the snacks are made by frying them to enjoy the crunch and richness on the food (think pakoda, kachori, samosa, vada etc.) But today's health conscious sect avoids too much oil in their food and fried food is completely off the radar. For these health buffs, this no-fry kachori recipe is a godsend.
Whenever you crave for kachori, you are spoilt for choice with tons of stuffing options available to suit your preference. Matar kachori is one of the most loved ones among the list of dal kachori, pyaz kachori and so on. So, here we have a recipe of matar kachori without oil to make your favourite street food healthy.
The recipe video was posted on YouTube channel 'Cook With Parul'. Unlike most of the kachori recipes, this healthy kachoriis made with sooji (semolina) instead of refined maida (all-purpose flour). Sooji also adds a certain degree of crunch that we all like in our kachori.
Watch: Healthy Matar Kachori Recipe Video:
(Also Read: Ever Heard Of Oil-Free Bread Pakodas? Here's How You Can Make Them At Home)
Knead dough with sooji, curd and salt to make this healthy kachori and stuff it with a filling of paste of ground peas, ginger and green chillies. Steam the matar kachoris and season them with a tempering of spices like ginger, red chilli powder, garam masala, chaat masala, coriander powder, ajwain and more.
This no-fry matar kachori is ideal for healthy snacking to satiate your craving for some desi Indian snacks.
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