Khasta Kachori is a delicious and spicy Indian Chaat. The outer cover is made of maida and the inner filling with yellow split moong dal or green moong dal with spices. Topped with chutneys, onion, tomato, yogurt and sev to make the khasta kachori chaat really appetizing. This is one of the popular Indian Street food. Already I have published Aloo Kachori and also poha kachori. This is a very tasty Kachori and a best evening time snack. Serve with green chutney and ketchup and enjoy this delicious snack!
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Preparation and Yield:| Preparation time | 2 hours |
| Cooking Time | 40 mins |
| Yield | 14 |
| Recipe Category | Snack |
| Recipe Cuisine | North Indian |
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Ingredients For Outer Cover:
| Maida / All Purpose Flour | 2 Cups* |
| Salt | a Pinch |
| Oil | 1/4 Cup |
| Ghee | 1 Teaspoon |
* 1 Cup = 250ml
Ingredients for Grinding: | Coriander Seeds | 1 tablespoon |
| Cumin Seeds | 1 Teaspoon |
| Fennel Seeds | 1 teaspoon |
Ingredients for Filling: | Moong Dal | 1/2 Cup |
| Salt | a Pinch |
| Red Chilli Powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Green Chilli | 1 Finely Chopped |
| Chopped Ginger | 1 teaspoon |
| Garam Masala | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves | 1 tablespoon |
| Oil | For Deep frying Kachori |
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Method:
- Wash and soak moong dal in water and set it aside for 2 hours. After 2 hours, drain the water and spread the soaked dal in a clean towel to absorb water completely
- In a mixing bowl, add maida, salt and oil. Mix it well. Then add water little by little and knead it to a soft dough like chapati dough. Add a teaspoon of ghee and knead it for couple of minutes. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and set it aside for 20 minutes
- Take the grinding ingredients coriander seeds, cumin seeds and fennel seeds in a mixer jar and grind it to a coarse powder
- Then add the soaked and drained moong dal and grind it coarse paste without adding any water
- Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add hing. Then, add ground spice powder and saute it in oil for 2 minutes.
- Also add finely chopped ginger and green chili and saute for a minute. Then add the ground moong dal and keep the flame in medium and cook the dal till it turns golden brown color
- Also add salt, red chili powder and saute the dal.
- Finally when the dal is nicely crumbled, add garam masala and coriander leaves and mix well and then switch off the flame. The filling is ready!
- Take the dough and make small balls out of the dough. Then using a rolling pin, roll each dough ball to a thin and small circle
- Then keep 1 teaspoon of filling in each rolled dough and then wrap it nicely and pat it gently and set it aside
- Now the kachori patties are ready to get fried in oil. Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add 3-4 patties in the oil
- Deep fry the kachori till they are crispy and turn golden brown color. Take out the kachori in a bowl having a tissue to drain excess oil
- Serve the delicious Khasta Kachori with green chutney or ketchup and enjoy the tasty snack!
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