Kachori
Prep time: 2 Hours
Cook time:
45 Minutes
Total time: 2 Hours
45 Minutes
Servings: 12
Kachori’s are a great snack option.
Ingredient List
For the dough:
- 2 cups Pillsbury™ Chakki Fresh Atta
- ½ tsp Salt
- ¼ cup Ghee (clarified butter)
- ½ cup Water or as required
- Oil for deep frying
For the lentil stuffing:
- ½ cup Moong dal
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Chilli Powder
- 2 tsp Mango Powder (amchur)
- 1/4 tbsp Asafoetida
- 2 tsp Fennel seeds (saunf)
- 2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Dry ginger powder (saunth)
- Salt as required
- ½ tbsp Ghee
Preparation
For the lentil stuffing:
- Soak the moong dal for 2 hours before preparing the stuffing.
- Drain the water and grind the soaked dal. Grind to a coarse mixture.
- Heat a pan and add ghee to it. When the ghee is melted, add the spice ingredients – ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp chilli powder, 2 tsp mango powder (amchur), 1/4 tbsp asafoetida, 2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf), 2 tsp coriander powder and 1 tsp dry ginger powder (saunth).
- Make sure the burner is on a low flame. Blend the ground moong dal with the spice mix and add salt as required. Sauté for 2-3 minutes. Allow it to cool before stuffing the mixture.
For the dough:
- In a bowl mix 1 cup of Pillsbury™ Chakki Fresh Atta, salt and ¼ cup ghee and knead it to make the dough similar to the texture of bread crumbs.
- This texture now needs to become soft and smooth. Add water in small portions and knead until the dough becomes soft and smooth.
- Allow the dough to rest for around 30-35 minutes and cover it with a soft muslin cloth/kitchen towel.
- Make small balls and roll the dough flat. Keep the edges thin while flattening. Add the prepared stuffing in it. Bring the edges together and join them at the centre. Flatten the top and then gently roll the kachori with a rolling pin to get a medium thickness kachori or as desired.
- Heat oil for deep frying on low flame and when hot, deep fry the dough ball to make delicious Kachori. When they begin to puff, lightly push it with a spoon so that they puff up well.
- It takes around 10 minutes to fry well. Fry until they become golden and nicely crisp from the outside.
- Serve it with your choice of chutney.
