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Matar Kachori in Puff Pastry

Aanchal Gupta
Traditional Matar kachori filling stuffed into ready puff pastry makes these amazingly attractive and delicious pinwheels. These are healthier than the traditional kachoris as these are not deep fried,instead these are baked and can even be air fried. These Matar kachori pinwheels can be made ahead of time and are a huge time saver as we don’t have to knead the dough nor stuff each kachori individually and then deep fry them on slow flame. We get 26-28 pinwheels in one go!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Appetizer, Appetizer/Main Course, Breakfast, Finger food/Party Appetizer, Main course/Breakfast, Vegetables and Greens
Cuisine Indian, Indian/International, Indian/International/American
Servings 28 pinwheels

Equipment

  • 1 pan
  • 1 potato masher/food processor
  • 1 baking tray
  • 1 Rolling Pin
  • 1 Knife

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pkg Puff pastry sheets Pepperidge Farms-490gms/17.3 oz/1.1 lbs

Green Pea Stuffing

  • 24 oz Green peas 2 Frozen bags of green peas,12 oz/340 gms each
  • 4 cups water
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds jeera
  • 1/8 tsp Asafoetida/Hing
  • 8 cloves roughly pounded
  • 2 tbsp ginger minced
  • 2 tbsp green chilies minced
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds/sauf powdered
  • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
  • 1 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp flour for dusting

Instructions
 

  • Thaw the puff pastry sheets for 40 minutes or as recommended on the package
  • In pan, bring 4 cups of water to a boil
  • Add the frozen peas and bring to a rolling boil, DO NOT ADD SALT
  • Cook till peas are cooked but not mushy,pea should squish easily when pressed between two fingers
  • Drain and rinse peas under cold water and cool completely
  • Pulse the peas in a food processor or use a fork or potato masher to coarsely mash the peas. Set aside
  • In a pan heat 4 tbsp oil, then add cumin/jeera seeds and let them crackle
  • Add asafoetida/hing and crushed cloves and mix well
  • Add minced ginger and green chilies and cook till the raw smell of ginger goes away
  • Add powdered fennel seeds and garam masala and stir well
  • Add the mashed peas and salt and mix well,cook for 5-6 minutes on medium till all the spices mix well with the peas. Set aside to cool

Assembling the pinwheels

  • Preheat oven to 400F/205C
  • Sprinkle some flour on the countertop and unroll the puff pastry, press down on any cracks with your finger to have a crack free dough(There are two puff pastry sheets, leave the other in the refrigerator, while we work on the first one)
  • Using a rolling pin and gentle pressure, roll the puff pastry sheet from 9*9 to 10*10 inch square, keep lifting and moving the pastry to ensure it does not stick to the countertop. If dough feels soft and sticky, put in the freezer for 10 minutes till its again easy to handle
  • Spread half the green pea mixture on to the rolled pastry sheet and spread it evenly. Tap down with your fingers to ensure the mixture is evenly spread
  • Start rolling the pastry with the pea filling, as tightly as possible,in a jelly roll fashion
  • Keeping seam side down,brush the puff pastry roll with milk or egg and using a sharp knife cut into 13-14 pieces
  • Transfer the pinwheels on to baking tray, no need to grease the baking tray and bake at 400F/205C for 15-20 minutes till golden brown.Check at 15 minute mark and bake for few more minutes if needed
  • Serve immediately with green chutney

Instructions For Air Fryer

  • Preheat Air fryer at 400F/205C
  • Place the pinwheels and air fry for 5 minutes. I did an additional 3 minutes. Air Fryers vary so its best to start with 5 minutes,check and then increase by 1-2 minutes as needed.

Instructions for freezing

  • Line a freezer safe container with parchment paper. Place the pinwheels, making sure they don't touch each other. Place a second layer of parchment paper and place the pinwheels.
  • Do not thaw the frozen pinwheels, bake frozen for 20-25 minutes or till the pinwheels turn a nice golden brown

Notes

I have used frozen green peas, but you can use fresh peas if they are available. Do not over cook the peas while boiling. We do cook them for an additional 5-6 minutes on a pan with the spices and they again get cooked while baking. I kept the pea mixture coarse, but you can make it smoother. Its very important to have the puff pastry cold. If you feel its soft and the dough is sticky, put back in the freezer for 10 minutes. There are two puff pastry sheets and each yields 13-14 pinwheels for total of 26-28 pinwheels. While we work on one pastry sheet,keep the other one in the refrigerator. 
Keyword Baked Matar kachori, Green pea stuffed Indian puff pastry, Matar kachori in air fryer, Peas stuffed Indian puffs, Pepperidge farm savory appetizer, Puff pastry matar kachori
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