Raj Kachori

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 1 pinch asafetida powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon mango powder
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 cup moong mixed sprouts
• 1 cup boiled potato, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup whipped yogurt
• tarmarind chutney
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (optional)
• 2 green chilies, finely chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 dough.
• 2 in a mixing bowl add all purpose flour, salt and oil; add water slowly while mixing and kneading to make firm, yet pliable dough.
• 3 cover and set dough aside for at least 10 minutes.
• 4 mix kachori filling ingredients together, i.e. gram flour, asafetida, salt, chili flakes, mango powder and oil. set aside.
• 5 making kachori.
• 6 knead dough for a minute and divide into 12 equal parts.
• 7 roll dough ball into a 2-inch diameter circle and place 1 teaspoon of filling in the center. seal by pulling the edges together to make a ball. prepare all 12 kachories and let sit for 3 to 4 minutes.
• 8 place a filled kachori with the seam side up, onto a clean surface. using a rolling pin roll into a circle, approximately 3 inches in diameter.
• 9 heat approximately 1 ½ inches of oil in a frying pan over medium heat. to check if oil is ready, put a little piece of dough into the oil and it should immediately rise to the surface without having changed it’s color.
• 10 slowly drop kachories into the frying pan making sure they don’t overlap one another. as kachories puff up, slowly turn them over and fry on all sides. turn kachories 3-4 times until they are golden brown in color, which will take about 7 minutes. kachories should be crisp. if the kachories are fried over high heat they will be too soft.
• 11 prepare moong sprouts.
• 12 add ¼ teaspoon of salt and 2-3 tablespoons of water to the moong sprouts. cover and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes till sprouts are tender. set aside.
• 13 serving kachories.
• 14 gently make an inch sized hole in the center of the kachori.
• 15 fill with 1 tablespoon of sprouts, 1 tablespoon of potatoes, 2 tablespoons of yogurt and a drizzle with both of the 2 chutneys.
• 16 as an option, add a little cilantro, green chili and 1 tablespoon of fine sev. these add a little more texture and flavor to the kachori.