Matar Kulcha

Reena Jain
Aug 28, 2020
3 min read

Matar Kulcha is one of the most popular street food in delhi. In delhi you can see every corner of market. And people love this too much. In this matar kulcha recipe we use dried white peas and serve with masale, green chutney, tamarind chutney, lemon, onion, tomato, green chilli and chaat masala.

And the kulchas are fermented flat baked roti of all purpose flour.

Lets start the recipe.

Ingredients :

* 2 cup white dried peas

* 1 cup chopped onions

* 1 cup chopped tomatoes

* 1/2 cup chopped ginger and green chilli.

* 1 lemon juice

* Green Chutney

* Tamarind Chutney

* Coriander leaves

* Oil

* Water for cooking

Spices :

* 2 tsp of dhaniya powder (coriander powder)

* 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder

* 1 tsp of roasted cumin powder

* 1tsp of garam masala

* salt according to taste

* Chaat Masala.

Ingredients for Kulchas :

* 2 cup all purpose flour

* 1/2 cup warm milk

* 1 tsp dried yeast

* 1/2 tsp of sweet soda

* 1 tsp of oil.

Method :

Tamarind mixture.

Add tamarind paste add 1tsp of sugar powder, 1tsp of roasted cumin powder, 1tsp of red chilli powder and 1/2 tsp of salt.

Green Chutney

Its a very famous chutney. It goes with many Indian dishes and Indian snacks. For this you need. A bunch of cilantro, a bunch of mint leaves, 2-3 cloves of garlic, 1-inch ginger piece, 3-4 green chilli, juice of one lemon, half tsp of roasted cumin powder, half tsp of dry mango powder, half tsp of black salt. Take all and grind them together into the grinder and make smooth paste. Green chutney is ready.

How to make Matar.

A day before wash and soak overnight the white peas into the water.

Next day drain of all water and transfer the chole into the pressure cooker with 1/2 tsp of salt. With 3-4 whistle. Do not over cooked otherwise peas will be very mushy.

Step - 2

Take a deep pan add 1 tbsp of any vegetable oil. Add cumin seeds and heeng ( asafoetida).

When cumin crackling add boiled oeas and one cup water. Now add 1tsp of garam masala, 1tsp of dhaniya masala and 1/4 tsp salt.

Mix all. Let it simmer until the half water dry.

After boiling peas will be ready.

Now ready garnishing with chopped onion, chopped tomato, chopped ginger, chopped green chilli, lemon and chopped fresh coriander leaves.

When you serve the matar first take peas on a deep serving bowl or plate. Add green chutney and tamarind liquid mix well. Then add chopped some chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, green chilli, chopped ginger, coriander leaves and sprinkle some chaat masala roasted cumin powder and salt if you need. Its ready.

Now how to make kulchas.

Take 2 cups of all purpose flour. Add half cup of warm milk, 1 tsp of dried yeast, 1/2 tsp of meetha soda optional and 1 tsp of oil. Mix all and knead soft dough. And keep aside for 2 hours at warm place. When the dough will rise.

Lightly knead the leavened dough again

Make small balls of the dough. Sprinkle some nigella seeds on the ball. With the rolling pin flatten the dough and roll each into a small-sized kulcha on a lightly dusted rolling board.