Ingredients

For Kochuri:-
1. Refined flour or maida (2 1/2c)
2. salt (to taste)
3. groundnut oil (for deep fry)
4. ghee (2tbsp)

For filling:-
1. Betki or Surmai fish (500gms)
2. garlic (5cloves)
3. ginger (1-inch)
4. panch phoran (1tsp)
5. sugar (1/4tsp)
6. red chili powder (1/2tsp)
7. salt (to taste)
8. mustard oil (1 1/2tbsp)
9. turmeric powder (1/2tsp)

Method of preparation:-
1. First sift the flour and salt in a bowl. Mix ghee in it and then add a little water in it. Knead it to make the soft dough. Cover the dough with wet cloth and then keep it aside.

2. Grind garlic and ginger. Steam the fish in little water with turmeric. Now remove the flesh and then mash it.

3. Take a kadai, heat mustard oil in it and then fry ground paste and red chili powder in it. Add fish, sugar and salt. Cook it by stirring until it gets dry. Add the panch phoran in it and mix it.

4. Make the dough balls and then roll into thick puris. Place the stuffing mixture in the centre of each puri. Cover the filling mixture by folding the sides towards the centre and then roll it into puris.

5. Take a kadai, heat ground nut oil in it and then deep fry the puris. Drain them and serve them.