Matarchya karanjya/ Green pea gujiya

Matarchya karanjya/ Green Peas Gujiya (Makes 55-60 Gujiyas)

(All ingredients are underlined)

                                  Grind 6 cups of green peas into a coarse mixture. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan and add 2 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp hing, and 1 tsp turmeric powder. Add 6 tbsp sesame seeds and stir till golden brown. Add 3 boiled potatoes cut into small pieces. Now also add the ground peas. Mix well and add salt and green chili paste as per taste. Add 3 tsp amchur (dry mango powder). Mix well, simmer gas, and let cook for about 10 minutes, mixing occasionally, till the peas are soft and cooked. Now turn off the gas. 

                                   For the outer covering, mix 3 cups wheat flour, 1/2 cup besan (chick pea flour), 1/2 cup rice flour, and 1 tsp turmeric powder. Heat 4 tbsp oil and add to it. Use water to knead into dough, that is not too soft.

                                   Divide the dough into small 1" pieces, roll them between your palms to make balls, and flatten them. Take one piece and roll into a puri. Add about 1 & 1/2 tsp of the pea mixture to the puri, fold into a semicircle and close the edges by pressing firmly. Trim the edges with a trimmer or fold. Repeat for all the dough balls. Deep fry all gujiyas in oil till golden brown.