Moong dal kachori with aloo ki sabji

Name: Moong dal kachori with aloo ki sabji
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 person
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Ingredients for making kachori dough:-; 2 cups All purpose flour; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Ajwain; 4 tbsp Melted ghee or oil; Water as required to make a dough; as needed Oil for deep frying; Ingredients for making stuffing:-; 1/2 cup Moong dal; 3 tbsp Oil; 4 tbsp Besan; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 2-3 tsp Kasuri methi; 2 tsp Amchur powder; 1 tsp Fennel seeds; to taste Salt; Ingredients for making aloo ki sabji:-; 5-6 Boiled potatoes no medium size; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 tsp Red chilli powder; 2-3 Green chilli chopped; 1/8 tsp Hing; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Amchur powder; 1 tsp Garam masala; 2 tbsp Oil; 3 tbsp Chopped coriander leaves; 4 cup water

Ruchi Sharma @Panky_1234

Vietnam

#streetfoodofindia
Kachori is deep-fried flaky pastry ,stuffed with different types of filling ,served with green and tamarind chutney as a snacks.Moong dal kachori served with aloo ke sabji is famous street food of delhi.

Ruchi Sharma @Panky_1234

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Ingredients

1 hr

6 person

Ingredients for making kachori dough:-
2 cupsAll purpose flour
1 tspSalt
1 tspAjwain
4 tbspMelted ghee or oil
Water as required to make a dough
as neededOil for deep frying
Ingredients for making stuffing:-
1/2 cupMoong dal
3 tbspOil
4 tbspBesan
1 tspCoriander powder
1 tspRed chilli powder
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
2-3 tspKasuri methi
2 tspAmchur powder
1 tspFennel seeds
to tasteSalt
Ingredients for making aloo ki sabji:-
5-6Boiled potatoes no medium size
1 tspCumin seeds
1 tspRed chilli powder
2-3 Green chilli chopped
1/8 tspHing
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1 tspAmchur powder
1 tspGaram masala
2 tbspOil
3 tbspChopped coriander leaves
4 cupwater
to tasteSalt

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Steps

1 hr

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Steps for preparing kachori dough:-
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In a big bowl add 2 cups of maida,1tsp of salt,1tsp of ajwain and mix well.
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Now add 4tbsp of melted ghee /oil and mix with your fingertips until you get a breadcrumbs like texture.
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Add water little by little and make a semi hard dough.
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Apply little oil on dough, cover with a moist muslin cloth and keep aside for 30 minutes.
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After 30 minutes lightly knead the dough again and divide into equal portions and shape into ball.(around 12-13 dough balls)
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Cover the dough balls with moist muslin cloth.
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Steps for preparing moong dal stuffing:-
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Wash and soak 1/2 cup of moong dal for 2-4 hrs.
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Drain the excess water from the moong dal, add drained dal to mixer grinder and make a coarsely grind mixture.(Don't add water,and make sure you drain extra water from the dal)
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Heat a pan over medium heat,add 3 tbsp of oil to hot pan.
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Lower the flame and add 4tbsp of besan,roast besan by stirring constantly until nice aroma comes.
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Add 1tsp of fennel seeds,1tsp coriander powder,1tsp red chilli powder,1/2 tsp haldi powder,2tsp amchur powder,2-3 tsp kasuri methi,salt to taste and mix all the spices well with roasted besan.
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Then add coarsely ground moong dal mixture, and mix everything well.
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Continuously stirring saute mixture on low flame for 3-4 minutes.
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Check the taste of the stuffing,if required add more spices and salt.Let the stuffing cool down for 10-15 minutes.
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Now make a same number of balls from moong dal stuffing(12-13 small balls)as you prepared earlier with kachori dough.
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Step for assembling kachoris:-
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Take a dough ball,with your fingers or rolling pin flatten it into disc.Keep the edges thin while rolling into disc.
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Now place one moong dal stuffing ball in the centre of disc,pull the edges of the dough to wrap the dal filling.
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Place kachori on a kitchen counter with the seam side facing up. Using the rolling pin slowly flatten them into about three inches in diameter.
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Same way prepare all the kachori,(cover prepared kachori with moist muslin cloth)while preparing kachoris heat oil in a deep bottom pan over medium heat.
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To check if oil is ready put a little piece of dough in the oil. Dough should sizzle, and come up very slow.
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Once oil is hot fry 3-4 kachoris at a time (depends on your pan size) on medium-low heat. After they start to puff, slowly turn them over.
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Fry until golden-brown on both sides.Remove on kitchen paper and same way fry all kachoris.
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Steps for preparing aloo ki sabji:-
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Peel and lightly mashed the boiled potatoes in a bowl.Set aside to be used later.
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Heat a pan over medium heat,add 2 tbsp of oil to hot pan
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Add cumin seeds when it starts to crackle lower the flame,add red chilli powder 1tsp or chopped green chillies 2-3 no,hing 1/8 tsp,haldi powder 1/2 tsp,amchur powder 1tsp,garam masala 1tsp and stir for 1-2 minutes.
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Now add the mashed potatoes,stir well to mix with all the spices.
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Pour 4 cups of water,add salt to taste and stir well.
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Bring it to boil and than simmer for 10-15 minutes.
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Add chopped coriander leaves mix well and turn of the flame.
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Serve aloo ke sabji with moong dal kachori.