Peas Puri

Peas Puri

Ingredients
2 cups wheat flour
1 tbsp ghee or butter
salt to taste
a pinch of baking powder
1 cup peas
1" piece ginger
2 green chilies, chopped
1 tsp aniseed roasted
a pinch of asafoetida
oil for frying peas puri

Method

• Grind peas, ginger and chilies to a smooth paste. Powder the aniseeds and add to this paste.
• Heat oil in a pan, add asafoetida. 
• When this gives an aroma, immediately add the peas paste and fry till the paste becomes quite dry and leaves the sides of the pan. 
• Add salt as required, stir well and remove.
• Add a little water and ghee to the flour and knead to make a soft dough. 
• Make small balls of the dough, flatten with a rolling pin.
• Place a portion of the pea paste in the middle, enfold the filling, and pinch off the excess dough. 
• Then roll out the puris.
• Deep fry in oil on both sides until fluffy and golden brown.