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Festive Pouches




Ingredients

Quantity
Plain flour
2 cups
Ghee or oil
2 tbsp
Mashed potatoes
2
Green chillies
2
Garlic flakes
3 to 4
1” ginger
1 piece
Paneer grated
½ cup
Coriander chopped
1 tbsp
Lemon juice
1 tsp
Oil
1 tbsp
Salt
to taste 
Green food colour
few drops
Oil
to deep fry


Mix plain flour, ghee and salt. Knead into pliable dough, using water. Cover with a moist cloth and keep aside. Grind together ginger, garlic, chillies. Heat oil, add garlic paste, fry for a moment. Add mashed potatoes, lemon juice, salt, coriander, paneer and mix well. Divide into 15-17 parts, roll into round balls. To a fistful of dough add green colour and mix well. Divide the white dough into 15-17 parts. Roll into small rounds. Place a ball of filling in the centre. Make a strip of a tiny bit of green dough. Pull edges of round up like a pouch. Wrap green dough string around neck of pouch. Press and secure. Deep fry in hot oil, on low flame till light brown. Drain, and place on kitchen paper to remove excess oil.  Serve hot with tamarind chutney or sauce.

Variation:            Change to sweet filling if you like.