Baked Peas Kachori

Kachori is a popular Indian appetizer which is made up of all purpose flour with a stuffing of peas, mashed potato mixed with spices. To make it more healthier I have baked the kachori, which is traditionally fried. This is healthier and we can avoid having a guilt of eating a fried meal :) Baked kachori tastes as good as a deep fried kachori.
So let's get started!

Ingredients :

For the dough.

• 2 cups All purpose flour.
• Dry instant yeast.
• 1 tea spoon sugar and salt.
• Hot water to kneed the dough.

For the filling.

• 1 cup green peas.
• 1/3 cup Corns.
• 1 boiled potato.
• Grated coconut.
• Some grated cheese.
• Cumin, green chili and curry leaves.
• 1-2 tbsp cooking oil.
• Spices- cumin powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala.
• Optional spice: 1 tbsp kachchi dabeli masala. This adds to the taste for filling.
• Salt to taste.

Steps:

• Prepare the dough by mixing all purpose flour, instant yeast, sugar and salt. Add in hot water and a tbsp oil. Kneed to form soft dough. Set aside for an hour till the dough rises.
• In a pan heat a tbsp oil . Add cumin seeds green chilli and curry leaves. 
• After a min add in- the peas, corns, mashed potato and grated coconut. Mix well and cook for 5 min.
• Add the spices and salt to taste and set this filling aside to cool.

• After the dough has risen, give a quick kneed to it and divide it into 10 small portions. Roll the portions into balls.
• Take a ball of the dough and press it flat between your palm.  Spread some grated cheese and then 1 to 1.5 tbsp of the prepared filling. Spread more cheese over the filling. Fold the edges to cover the filling and again roll it into a ball. Place this stuffed ball onto the greased cup cake tray. You may use flat tray too by placing each kachori at some distance from one another.
• Do the same for the remaining dough balls.
• Brush all the kachori with melted butter.

• Preheat oven at 380 degree F. Place the kachori tray on low rack and bake for 20 minutes.
• Enjoy these hot oven baked kachori s with tamarind sauce and mint sauce.