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Matar Kulcha Recipe

Matar Kulcha recipe, a is a popular street food from Delhi that is tangy, spicy and topped with onions and tomatoes. It is a semi-thick Delhi chaat recipe you can enjoy on its own or with soft kulcha.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, continental
Keyword: Chaat Recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
3 hours
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 340kcal

Ingredients

  • 250 gms white dried peas

To Make Masala Paste

  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • ½ inch stick cinnamon
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 2 green chillies
  • ¼ cup mint leaves

To Make Matar

  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon coarsely ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon chaat masala
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ cup tamarind water
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  • In order to make the savoury Matar Kulcha start off with washing the white peas and soaking them in water for 4-5 hours.
  • After they are well soaked, discard the water using a mesh strainer.
  • Add these peas in a pressure cooker and add salt and water to it. Pressure cook for 3 whistles and then allow the cooker to cool naturally.
  • After the cooker is cooled down, take the peas out in a bowl.
  • Instructions For Making the Masala Paste
  • In the grinder add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns, ½ inch cinnamon stick, 1 black cardamom, 2 green chillies and ¼ cup of mint leaves. Grind them all together to make a coarse paste.

Instructions For Making the Matar

  • Heat a pan and add 2 tablespoons of oil in it. Now, add 1 teaspoon of ginger-garlic paste and ¼ teaspoon of turmeric powder in the pan. Stir them and add 1 teaspoon of coarsely ground coriander, 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder, 1 teaspoon of chaat masala and 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds.
  • Cook the spices for a minute and then add boiled white peas in the pan.
  • Stir all the ingredients well.
  • Now, add the ground masala (which we ground previously in a paste) with the white peas and mix well.
  • After mixing the ingredients well add ¼ cup of tamarind water and salt to taste in the pan. Mix all the ingredients in the pan well and after some time add about a cup of water in it. Allow the ingredients to cook for 7-8 minutes.
  • After 8 minutes, turn off the heat and take the Matar in a bowl.

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Nutrition

Calories: 340kcal