Khasta kachori recipe is a popular north indian spicy snack for breakfast and evening snacks. Serve kachori with tamarind chutney, green chutney or red chili garlic chutney.
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 45 mins
Ingredients of Khasta Kachori
for stuffing:
- ¼ cup moong dal
- Half tsp chilli powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ¾ tsp fennel seeds
- ¼ tsp jeera powder
- ½ tsp dry mango powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- Hing
- 1 tsp sugar
- salt to taste
- 4-5 tsp water
for dough:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp sooji
- 3 tbsp oil
- salt to taste
- pinch of soda (optional)
- water to knead to dough
- oil for deep frying
Read More: Imli Chutney
How to Make Khasta Kachori
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Take a large kadai dry roast moong dal and powder them.
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Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, crushed fennel seeds, dry mango powder and garam masala, hing, sugar and salt to taste and mix well.
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Add water.
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Take large bowl, add 1 cup of maida, rava and oil and salt to taste. Crumble the flour well with oil.
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Add water little by little and knead to form a dough and cover them for 15 mins with wet cloth.
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Now pinch a small lemon sized ball and flatten it.
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Scoop 1 tsp of prepared moong dal stuffing.
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Get the edges together and make a bundle.
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deep fry kachoris. After frying both sides, remove them from kadhai.
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Serve moong dal kachori with imli chutney.
