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Kachori Recipe, How to Make Kachori Recipe Moong Dal, Khasta Kachori
Prep Time
15
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Cook Time
15
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Total Time
30
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Kachori is a spicy snack popular in various parts of India.
Course:
Snack
Cuisine:
Indian
Keyword:
Kachori Recipe
Servings
:
4
Calories
:
450
kcal
Author
:
Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
For cover:
Plain flour - 1 1/2 cup
Oil - 3 tbsp
salt to taste
cold water to knead the dough
For filling:
Yellow moong dal
washed and soaked for 1/2 hour - 1 cup
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Fennel
saunf seeds (crushed coarsely) - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds
lightly crushed - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves
finely chopped - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Asafetida - 2-3 pinches
1
tbsp.
oil
oil to deep fry
Plain flour for patching - 1 tbsp
Instructions
How to Make Kachori Recipe:
For cover:
Mix flour, salt and oil, knead into soft pliable dough.
Keep aside for 30 minutes.
For filling:
Put 3:1 ratio of water and dal and boil for 5 minutes, drain.
Cool a little. Heat oil in a heavy pan.
Add all seeds and allow to splutter.
Add asafoetida, mix. Add all other ingredients.
Mix well. Do not smash the dal fully.
Remove from fire, cool.
Shape into balls with greased palms. Keep aside.
Make a paste with water, of flour for patching. Keep aside.
Take a ping-pong ball sized portion of dough.
Knead into the round. Roll into 4" inch round.
Place one ball of filling at center.
Pick up round and wrap ball into it like a pouch.
Break off excess dough carefully.
Do not allow the cover to tear.
Press the ball with palm, making it flattish and round.
Deep fry in hot oil, on low flame only.
Tip: If you get hole anywhere, apply some paste.
Fry till golden and crisp.
Serve
Kachori Recipe
when hot accompanied with
tamarind chutney
.