Koraishutir kochuri is a pea stuffed maida poori from Bengali and is one of the finest delicacies you can enjoy from their cuisine.
Peas stuffed Pooris have been my favorite ever since I came to know about these. The first time was when I had visited Calcutta and got introduced to it in the city. What a joy it was! Later we were invited for dinner and feasted on these peas stuffed pooris.
Since then I have made different versions of this stuffed pooris and always end up remembering our one-week stay at Calcutta when my parents lived there for 2 years. It is still one of the longest vacations we took with family when the boys were still babies.
So when I was making this list, I again thought about those days and remember seeing an authentic recipe starting with K and went in search of it. I have made Radhaballabhi, which is dal stuffed pooris. Then I have some Matar Luchis, Matar Kachoris, Stuffed Peas Pooris, Thanks to this post, I went back reading those and got so nostalgic all over again!. Never realized a simple Stuffed Peas Poori can invoke so much!
Anyway, I decided to make yet another version of these pooris that I had bookmarked and set about making it. Everybody loved it and the masala came out so well! I adapted the dish from here and had to make a smaller measurement and in the process had to change certain things. I had to grind the masala along with peas and then stuffed it.
We all loved it and I had paired it with a simple Moong Dal and the meal was heavenly! So for K, it is Koraishutir Kochuri in the A to Z Flatbread and More, where I am making AtoZ Indian Flatbread. If you are curious to know what's for K in the AtoZ Dosa Varieties hop over!
A to Z Indian Flatbreads:
A for Angakar Roti
B for Bedai Poori
C Choorie Ka Parantha
D for Dhapate
E for Ellu Holige
F for Farali Poori
G for Girda
H for Hariyali Paratha
I for Indori Palak Ki Puri
J for Jalebi Paratha
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Step By Step Pictures for making Koraishutir Kochuri
Koraishutir Kochuri | Bengali Stuffed Peas Pooris
For the Outer Layer
2 cups All Purpose Flour / Maida
Salt to taste
1 tsp Ghee
For the Peas Stuffing
1 cup Peas Fresh
3 to 4 no Green Chillies
1 inch Ginger
2 Cloves
1 long Bay Leaf
Salt to taste
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
2 long Dry Red Chillies
A Pinch Asafoetida / Hing
2 tsp Ghee
1/4 tsp Garam Masala
Cooking Oil for Deep Frying
For the Outer Layer
Knead the flour with salt and ghee with enough water to make a soft dough.
Keep it aside with a muslin cloth covered
For the Peas Stuffing
Heat a nonstick pan and dry roast the clove, red chilies, bay leaf, and cumin seeds. Powder it to a fine powder once it cools down.
Since I used frozen peas, I blanched them in the Microwave for 5 mins.
Once the peas cool down, add it to the spice powder along with ginger, green chilies. Add little water as required to make a fine paste.
Heat a nonstick pan with ghee and temper with hing.
then add this ground paste and dry cook it.
Making the Koraishutir Kochuri
Divide the dough into equal balls.
Flatten the ball and stuff with small balls of the stuffing.
Seal well and roll it to 4-inch circles.
Heat a Kadai with oil and when hot, gently drop in the pooris and cook on both sides.
Serve with dal.
Recipe
Koraishutir Kochuri | Bengali Stuffed Peas Pooris
Ingredients
For the Outer Layer
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour / Maida
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Ghee
For the Peas Stuffing
- 1 cup Peas Fresh
- 3 to 4 no Green Chillies
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1 long Bay leaf
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 2 Cloves
- 2 long Dry Red Chillies
- 2 tsp Ghee
- Salt to taste
- A Pinch Asafoetida / Hing
- 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
- Cooking Oil for Deep Frying
Instructions
For the Outer Layer
- Knead the flour with salt and ghee with enough water to make a soft dough.
- Keep it aside with a muslin cloth covered
For the Peas Stuffing
- Heat a nonstick pan and dry roast the clove, red chilies, bay leaf, and cumin seeds. Powder it to a fine powder once it cools down.
- Since I used frozen peas, I blanched it in Microwave for 5 mins.
- Once the peas cool down, add it to the spice powder along with ginger, green chilies. Add little water as required to make a fine paste.
- Heat a nonstick pan with ghee and temper with hing.
- then add this ground paste and dry cook it.
Making the Koraishutir Kochuri
- Divide the dough into equal balls.
- Flatten the ball and stuff with small balls of the stuffing.
- Seal well and roll it to a 4 inch circles.
- Heat a kadai with oil and when hot, gently drop in the pooris and cook on both sides.
- Serve with dal.
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Priya Suresh says
Green peas stuffed pooris are my kind of deep fried bread, have tried long back this kochuri and love it to the core. Feel like finishing that plate, seriously super inviting.
Sowmya:) says
Food is magical Valli...it only satiates our hunger but makes us happy, sad, nostaligic all at once. Food memories are the best! And these peas stuffed pooris are making me drool....want some right away!
harini says
I know Valli. Some posts and recipes evoke a multitude of emotions. That is definitely the magic of food. These puris sound sinful and delicious.
gayathriraani says
I do have some connection with Calcutta as I was there as a child for three years. Food has a way bring back amazing memories. I also remember making these pooris long back. They taste so good with a spicy curry.
Renu Agrawal Dongre says
Wow fresh peas stuffed in pooris, though never tried but heard a lot of it. Looks delicious
mayurisjikoni says
Wow, stuffed puris with fresh peas paste... makes it so tempting. I've made stuffed puri with coarse pea mixture but will have to try out your version.
Annapurnaz says
I was thinking to make some new poori the coming Sunday and here I'm reading your of this pea stuffed poori...my search ends here 🙂 You will soon see it on my blog as well ... 🙂
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
I love making all my memories around food! These pooris looks so good and I call this the perfect blend of healthy and tasty treat. I have to make this sometime soon.
code2cook says
It is really great to see that same recipe is called with different names and almost similar style of cooking. koraishtir came out so beautifully.
Simply Tadka says
Love this fantastic and crispy stuffed peas poori... so flavorful.
Padmajha PJ says
Yes srivalli, the old posts do make us nostalgic and each and every dish we eat carry so many memories!You have a nice collection of stuffed pooris and this one looks so appealing!!