Khasta Kachuri (Sattu Kachodi)

Name: Khasta Kachuri (Sattu Kachodi)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups maida; 1 tbsp ghee; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup oil for frying; 1/2 cup sattu; 1/4 tsp hing; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1/4 tsp coriander powder

ayndrila dutta @titlis_homekitchen

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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In Kolkata you will find this tea-time snack in most of the local sweet shops. Khasta Kachori is filled with spicy moong dal mixture or bengal gram flour called sattu and then deep fried. Kachori is flakey from outside and hollow inside. Kachori should be fried on low heat so it has a nice crunch.

ayndrila dutta @titlis_homekitchen

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Ingredients

30 minutes

6 people

2 cupsmaida
1 tbspghee
1/2 tspsalt
1 cupoil for frying
Filling
1/2 cupsattu
1/4 tsphing
1/2 tspcumin seeds
2 tbspvegetable oil
1/4 tspcoriander powder

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil and add the cumin seeds and asafoetida. When they begin to splutter, add the sattu and the rest of the ingredients, which make up the filling. Saute over low heat till the mixture is well fried. It will stop sticking to the pan when done. Take mixture off heat and leave to cool.
2

Mix in the flour and salt, add the ghee to the flour, make it into a crumbly mixture with the tips of your fingers. Add enough water, to make it into a hard dough (it should not yield easily when a finger is pressed into it). Cover and leave to rest for at least 15-20 minutes. Take one piece of rolled dough and pinch the edge all around, leaving the center thicker. Dampen the pressed edges, place a ball of filling in the center and bring wet edges together, covering the filling completely.
3

Press gently in the center. Flatten a bit with palm first then roll it lightly in a round. The kachuris are now ready to be fried. Heat the oil in a kadai. Fry them till they all turn an even golden in color,reducing the heat from medium to low.

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ayndrila dutta @titlis_homekitchen

on December 07, 2021 07:04

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

A research chemist by profession and love simplicity. My passion for cooking and art makes me explore new things and I love pursuing them. Being a chemist, it provokes me to do experiments in my kitchen too.Follow my insta handle @titlis_homekitchen