લીલવા કચોરી/ Tuver Kachori

Even middle of the night if I am asked to name my favorite dishes, it will top the list. Not only I, but also my parents and brother love it like anything. We grow તુવેર in our backyard almost every year and hence ultimate dish is very savory and delicious. When I was a kid, my mom would pick fresh green તુવેર, peel them and make all possible dishes. Though here I have to work with frozen ones and taste is not as good as the fresh ones, I still make કચોરી quite often. Probably, it strongly defines my attachment to home or this is how I try to keep memories afresh!

Makes 20-22 pc

Preparation Time: 1 hour + cooling time

Cooking time: 30 Minute

Ingredients

1 pack of frozen pigeon peas (10 oz)

2 tsp oil

1 tsp sesame seeds

Pinch of asafetida

1 tbsp green chili paste

¼ tsp garam masala

¼ tsp clove-cinnamon powder

2 tbsp chopped green garlic

2 tbsp chopped coriander

Salt, sugar and lemon juice as per taste

For dough,

2 cup plain flour

1 tsp whole wheat flour

1 tsp oil

Salt

Oil for frying

Procedure

1. Thaw pigeon peas at room temperature and chop them using hand chopper

2. Heat oil in skillet, add sesame seeds, asafetida and chopped peas

3. Cook it on low flame covered with dip dish filled with water

4. Add chili paste, salt and sugar

5. Stir frequently so it does not stick to the bottom of the skillet

6. When it’s almost cooked, add lemon juice, garam masala and clove-cinnamon powder

7. Turn off the heat, add garlic and coriander leaves

8. Now stuff is ready, let it cool down thoroughly at room temperature

9. Mix flour, oil and salt and knead hard dough like puri

10. Divide the dough into balls, roll them into thin puris and fill with stuff

11. Deep fry on low flame until golden brown

Serve hot with tamarind chutney. I added chili-ginger paste and coriander leaves in chutney.