Lilva kachori

Name: Lilva kachori
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 12-15 units
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 and 1/2 cup fresh tuvar dana (fresh Pigeon peas); 1 tablespoon oil + for frying; 5-6 green chilies; 4-5 cloves; 1 inch cinnamon stick; Salt to taste; 1/2 teaspoon garam masala; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon powdered sugar; 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves; For dough:; 200-250 g all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon rava; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon ghee

Purvi Modi @PurviModi_1105

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Lilva kachori is a famous gujarati snack made especially during winter. It is made with fresh tuvar dana ( Pigeon peas). It is spicy , little sweet and tangy snack. It goes well with green chutney and date tamarind chutney.

Purvi Modi @PurviModi_1105

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Ingredients

25 minutes

12-15 units

1and 1/2 cup fresh tuvar dana (fresh Pigeon peas)
1 tablespoonoil + for frying
5-6green chilies
4-5cloves
1 inchcinnamon stick
Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoongaram masala
1 teaspoonlemon juice
1 tablespoonpowdered sugar
1/2 cupchopped coriander leaves
For dough:
200-250 gall purpose flour
1 tablespoonrava
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1 tablespoonghee

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Crush tuvar dana (lilva) along with green chilies in chilli cutter or electric chopper. Crush cloves and cinnamon stick in mortar and pestle and make powder form.
2

In a pan heat oil. Add crushed tuvar dana and stir well. Add salt and mix it. Cover with lid and cook on low flame until mixture cooked well. Stir in between.
3

Add crushed cloves cinnamon powder, garam masala, lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves. Mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Switch off the flame. Finally add powdered sugar, mix well. Stuffing is ready. Let it cool down at room temperature.
4

Knead little soft dough from all purpose flour, rava, salt, ghee and required amount of water. Rest for 15-20 minutes.
5

When stuffing is cool enough, make small balls from it.
6

Prepare equal size small balls from dough. Take a ball, roll out puri, put stuffing ball on centre and start pleating and seal it. Remove extra dough from top. Prepare all kachoris like this
7

First deep fry in hot oil kachhapakka. Then fry again until golden and crisp from outside. Delicious lilva kachori is ready to serve. Serve with green chutney and date tamarind chutney.