Koraishutir Kachuri | Matarshutir Kachuri | Bengali Peas Kachauri
Koraishuti or Matarshuti stands for Peas and Koraishutir Kachuri is a famous Bengali delicacy wherein Kachauris are stuffed with Green Peas stuffing.
- Author: Debjani Chatterjee Alam
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 25 Kochuri 1x
- Category: Dinner, Breakfast, Snack, Bread
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Bengali
- Diet: Vegetarian
To make the Dough:
- 400g All-Purpose Flour
- 100g Whole Wheat Flour
- 1/2 Tsp. Salt
- 2 Tsp. Refined Oil
To make the Stuffing:
- 500g Green Peas / Koraishuti / Matar (seeds after removing the shell)
- 2 Tsp. Ginger Paste
- 2 Green Chili (adjust according to taste bud)
- 1/2 Tsp. Salt
- 1 Tsp. Sugar
- 1/4 Tsp. Asafoetida / Hing
- 1 Tbsp. Refined Oil
To make Bhaja Masala:
- 1 Tsp. Cumin Seed
- 1/2 Tsp. Carom Seed / Jowan / Ajwain (optional)
- 1 Dried Red Chili
To Fry Koraishutir Kochuri:
- 200ml Refined Oil for Deep Frying
To make Bhaja Masala:
- Dry roast Cumin seed, Carom Seed and Dried Red Chili for 1-2 minutes in low flame on a non-stick pan.
- Let the spices cool completely.
- Make a coarse powder of the roasted spices and use the Bhaja Masala in making the stuffing.
To make the stuffing:

- Make a smooth paste of Green Peas using either a mixer grinder or using a traditional Shill Batta or Shil Nora along with the Green Chilies.
- Heat oil in a pan (preferably non-stick) and temper the oil with asafoetida and ginger paste and cook for 1 minute on low flame.
- Add the peas paste to it. and start cooking in medium flame till the raw aroma of peas gone completely.
- Add 1 Tsp. of Bhaja Masala Powder, Salt, and Sugar to the mixture and give the stuffing a mix.
- Cook for a few more minutes till the mixture leaves the edges of the pan and switch the flame off.
- Let the mixture cool completely.
To make the Dough:
- Keep 2 cups full of water handy for making the dough.
- Take both the flour along with salt and using a sieve shift it once.
- Add Oil to the flour mixture and using your hand mix it to turn it into a crumbly mixture.
- Now add ½ a cup of water to the flour mixture.
- Keep needing and add water as required.
- It took me 1 Cup and 3-4 Tbsp. of water to make not-so-tight dough.
- Cover the dough with a piece of wet cloth for 10 minutes.
To Make Kochuri
- Divide the dough into around 20 equal portions.
- Make ping pong ball-sized dough ball from the dough.
- Flatten a dough ball as shown in the picture in your hand or on the kitchen top.
- Place 1 spoon full of stuffing in the middle and seal the flattened dough to make a stuffed ball.
- Following this make the rest of the stuffed dough balls.
- Now heat sufficient oil in a wok to fry Kachories.
- Take a rolling pin and roll out each stuffed ball into a disk of 4-5’’.
- This is to be done without making a hole in the body of the flattened disk.
- If required sprinkle little oil on the roiling board before rolling the dough.
- Fry from both sides on medium flame.
- While frying press a little with a perforated ladle to help the Kochuri puff properly.
- Following this deep fry rest of the Kochuri.
- Serve Koraishutir Kochuri with Natun Aloor Dum and Nolen Gur!

Notes
- Instead of fresh green peas; a packed one can be used.
- I prefer a smooth paste to make the stuffing, however, a bit of coarse paste can also be prepared
adjust Spices especially chili as per your taste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5 Kachauri each person
- Calories: 547
- Sugar: 7.1g
- Sodium: 498mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 111.8g
- Fiber: 8.6g
- Protein: 18.5g Vitamin D 0mcg
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Koraishutir Kochuri, Motorshutir Kochuri, Bengali Peas Kachuri recipe, Debjanir Rannaghar