Motarshuti'r Puri recipe: Motarshuti'r Puri is a deep-fried bread, stuffed with a filling of mashed green peas. It is a pretty easy dish to make. This is one of the most beloved Bengali breakfasts serve these hot with aloo dum or Cholar dal. It is one the most selling Bengali street food too.
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE DOUGH
150 g Maida (all-purpose flour)
3 g Salt
7 g Sugar
15 g Vegetable oil
75 g Warm water
FOR THE FILLING
150 g Green peas
4 g Salt
3 g Sugar
10 g Vegetable oil
¼ tsp Kaalo jeera (nigella seeds)
10 g Ginger paste
¼ tsp Coriander powder
Oil for frying
METHOD
1. In a mixing bowl, combine maida, 3 g salt, and 15 g oil. Add warm water and knead for 5 minutes into a smooth dough. Cover and allow the dough to rest for a while.
2. Meanwhile, shell the peas and drop them in a saucepan of boiling water. Cover and cook until the peas are soft (about 3 minutes). Strain and transfer to a grinder jar. Add green 4 g salt, and 3 g sugar. Blitz to a fine paste, scraping sides and adding a little water, as needed.
3. In a small bowl, combine the ginger, coriander powder, and 1 tbsp water to form a paste. Set aside.
4. Heat 10 g oil in a pan. Temper it with kaalo jeera. Add the ginger, and coriander powder, and fry for 2 minutes.
5. Now add the ground peas. Sauté on medium heat for about 6 minutes until the mixture dries out and gathers around the spatula in a lump. Set the filling aside to cool.
6. Divide the dough into 25 g portions and the filling in 10 g portions.
7. Stuff the dough with the filling as shown in the video.
8. Oil the rolling pin and surface well. Roll the puri with a gentle hand, applying even pressure, to a diameter of 14 cm.
9. Lower it into hot oil (200°C+). Gently press down to allow the puri to puff up. Fry both sides evenly until golden. Drain from the oil and serve hot with choler dal.
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