Ingredients

• 2 cup - plain flour
• 2 tbsp - ghee or oil
• 2 - potatoes, mashed
• 2 - green chillies
• 3-4 cloves - garlic
• 1 piece - ginger
• 1/2 cup - paneer, grated
• 1 tbsp - coriander chopped
• 1 tsp - lemon juice
• 1 tbsp - oil
• Salt to taste
• A few drops - green food colour
• Oil to deep fry

How to Make Festive Pouches

• Mix plain flour, ghee and salt
• Knead into pliable dough, adding 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 and roll into small rounds
• Place a ball of filling in the centre
• Make a strip out of a tiny bit of green dough.
• Pull edges up around the filling 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