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Chana Dal Kachori

Nov-05-2017
Jyoti Arora
45 minutes
Prep Time
45 minutes
Cook Time
5 People
Serves
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ABOUT Chana Dal Kachori RECIPE

This is one complete meal usually served during breakfast that takes me back to my childhood every time I make. The recipe was first handed over to my mom by my grandmother and then to me by my mom.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Festive
  • North Indian
  • Frying
  • Sauteeing
  • Breakfast and Brunch
  • Egg Free

Ingredients Serving: 5

  1. Kachori Filling:
  2. Chana Dal 1/2 cup
  3. Ghee 1/2 tablespoon
  4. Heeng 1/8 teaspoon
  5. Cumin Seeds 1/2 teaspoon
  6. Fennel Seeds 1/4 teaspoon
  7. Garam Masala 1/4 teaspoon
  8. Salt to taste
  9. Chaat Masala 1/2 teaspoon
  10. Red Chilli Powder 1/4 teaspoon
  11. Coriander Powder 1 teaspoon
  12. Dry Ginger powder a pinch
  13. Water 2-3 tablespoons
  14. Dough Preparation:
  15. Whole wheat flour 2 cups
  16. All purpose flour 1 cup
  17. Rawa 1 tablespoon
  18. Carom Seeds 1 teaspoon
  19. Salt to taste
  20. Oil 2 tablespoons
  21. Water 1 cup or lesser for kneading the dough
  22. Oil for Frying

Instructions

  1. Soak the chana dal over night.
  2. Grind the soaked dal into a rough paste.
  3. Add water 1 tablespoon at a time.
  4. Heat the ghee in kadai and add in heeng.
  5. Add cumin and fennel seeds and let it splutter on low flame.
  6. Now add in all the dry masala except salt and mix well.
  7. Now add the dal paste and mix well.
  8. Sauté it until the mixture becomes dry.
  9. Let it cool before filling.
  10. Kachori Dough:
  11. In a big vessel, add in flours, rawa, salt, carom seeds, oil.
  12. Using little water at a time, knead a semi stiff dough.
  13. Allow the dough to rest for an hour.
  14. Kachori Frying:
  15. Heat oil for frying on medium flame.
  16. Put a small piece of dough in heated oil.
  17. When the dough immediately pops up, it’s ready.
  18. Now lower the heat a bit.
  19. Put the rolled kachori in it and let it cook on one side until slightly golden.
  20. Turn it and cook from the other side.
  21. Lower heat results in crispy and well cooked kachoris.

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Mini Bhatia
Nov-07-2017
Mini Bhatia   Nov-07-2017

Reminds me of my childhood. My grandmother used to make this.

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