What is Koraishuti Kochuri?
To break down the words – Koraishuti refers to green peas, which is also referred to as motorshuti. This dish is also sometimes referes to as Motorshuti Kochuri. Kochuri means deep fried puffed bread, often prepared with just all-purpose flour. But you can definitely use wheat flour too or a mix of both the flours. Koraishuti Kochuri is also similar to North Indian Matar ki Puri / Poori. The difference between these two would be on the spices that goes while cooking the green pea filling.
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Fresh peas or Frozen Peas for Koraishuti Kochuri?
Back in India my parents always buy the fresh peas irrespective of what dishes they are preparing. Out here in US, I don’t always find fresh peas, so frozen peas are stocked up in my freezer. I prepared this Koraishuti Kochuri using frozen peas.
How to make perfect Kochuri or puri/poori
There are few tips that are key and if you follow, you will always get perfectly puffed crispy kochuri. And it will stay puffed for a long time.
Steps to prepare the green peas filling
The green peas are cooked in mild spices. All you need is
Nigella seedsFresh gingerGreen chiliAsafetida (hing)Green peas (frozen or fresh) - Koraishuti / Motorshuti / Matar
Koraishuti Kochuri pairs best with aloo dum, and a cup of piping hot masala chai! I don’t even mind munching the kochuri with some pickle and tea on the side. It’s delicious and so easy to make. Just follow the steps as I showed in the video and you will get perfectly puffed crispy Koraishuti kochuri. The filling is very tasty and goes well even with stuffed paratha.
