Dal Kachori (Blackgram / Urad Dhal)

   Holi – Festival of colours celebrated during spring in India. There are many traditional sweets and snacks . I choose to make this Dal kachori for the Holi theme of Sssshhhh secretly cooking. I was paired with Annam senthilkumar. We can make traditional or Fusion dishes.

    Kachori is a spicy snack from Indian subcontinent. Alternative names for snack include Kachauri , Kachodi and Katchuri.

  Kachori must have originated in the Uttar Pradesh or Rajasthan . It is usually a round flattened ball made of flour filled with a stuffing of mixture of moong dhal or urad dhal or besan with black pepper , red chilli powder , salt and other spices.

  In Rajasthan , Pyaas Kachori ( Onion stuffing ) is famous while Mawa Kachori is famous in Jodhpur.

Requirements :

Black gram ( Husked ) – 1 cup

All purpose flour – 3 cup

Clarified butter ( Ghee ) – 4 tbs

Asafoetida – a pinch

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Green chillies – 2

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Amchur powder – 1 tsp

Ginger – 1’’ piece

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Salt

Oil for frying

Method :

 Wash and soak the black gram for half an hour.

  Strain the water and Grind coarsely.

 Heat two spoon of oil in a pan , add the cumin and let it fry.

Add asafetida , chopped green chillies and ginger. Fry for a minute.

Add in the garam masala, chilli powder , turmeric powder ,  coriander powder , amchur powder and salt.

 To this add the ground black gram and sauté well . After five minutes , the mixture will become dry and can be rolled together .

Take off flame and let it cool. Divide into equal portions.

In a bowl , add the flour , salt and ghee , mix well. Add the required water and knead into a soft smooth dough. Divide the dough into equal portions.

Take a dough ball , flatten to make into a cup shape place a portion / spoon of the stuffing and seal the edges. Flatten a little to make round discs.

 Shape the remaining kachoris.

Heat the oil , fry the kachoris in medium heat till they turn into golden brown.

Serve the kachoris warm with mint chutney and sweet chutney.

Makes around 15 kachoris…

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