Moong Dal Kachori

Name: Moong Dal Kachori
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: cups All purpose flour-:2; to taste Salt; 1tsp Carrom seeds; 2 tsp Ghee; As needed Chill water; As needed Oil to fry; 1 cup Moong dal; 1tbsp Roasted Besan; To taste Red chilli powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp Fennel powder; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1 pinch Hing; 3 Cloves; 5 Black peppercorns; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 3 Green chilies

Akriti Sharma @cook_15988327

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Akriti Sharma @cook_15988327

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Ingredients

cupsAll purpose flour-:2
to tasteSalt
1tspCarrom seeds
2 tspGhee
As neededChill water
As neededOil to fry
1 cupMoong dal
1tbspRoasted Besan
To taste Red chilli powder
1 tspCoriander powder
1 tspFennel powder
1 tspCumin powder
1 pinchHing
3Cloves
5Black peppercorns
1 tspCumin seeds
3Green chilies

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Steps

1

Soak 1cup moong dal in water for 2 hours. After two hours drain the water and make a course paste of the dal in a mixer.
2

Heat 4 tablespoons oil and add asafetida and cumin seeds. Next add in finely chopped green chilies. Sauté for a while.
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Next add in the fennel powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder and coriander powder, crushed cloves and black peppercorns and saute for a couple of minutes. Next add in the coarsely ground moong dal.
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Then add roasted Besan and salt. Cook it till all the water evaporate and you will get the dry masala
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Next let’s make a dough.
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Take all purpose flour in a deep pan. Add salt, carrom seeds and ghee to it.
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Knead medium consistency dough(not to soft like chapatis and not too hard like puris) using cold water.
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Knead the dough at least 10 minutes. Cover the dough and keep it aside for 15 minutes
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Meanwhile add oil In kadhai and let it hot on medium low flame. For frying kachoris we don’t need hot oil.
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Take a small portion of dough. Make a ball out of it. Flatten it using your fingers. To make a bowl shape. Fill 1-2tsp of moong dal masala in it. Cover it from all side properly. Make sure there should be no openings.
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Flatten it lightly with your fingers. Fry kachoris in low medium flame 🔥 till golden brown.
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Enjoy with tamarind and coriander’s chutney.