Stuffed 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 / Sonf - roasted
• a pinch of asafoetida
• oil for frying

Method:

• Grind peas, ginger and chilies to a smooth paste.
• Powder the aniseeds and add to this paste.
• Heat oil in a pan, add asafetida.
• 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.
• Serve with plain curd.