Daal Kachori

Description

 * Ethnicity - Awadhi, North Indian
 * Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

 * 2 Cups whole wheat flour (atta)
 * 1/2 tsp. salt
 * oil for frying
 * 2 tbsp. oil
 * water

For the Filling :


 * 1/2 Cup Moong Dhuli daal (Split green gram)
 * 1 tbsp. ginger, finely chopped
 * 2-3 Green chillies, finely chopped
 * A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
 * salt to taste
 * 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder
 * 1 tsp. red chilli powder or to taste
 * 1/2 tsp. amchur powder
 * 1 tbsp. oil

Directions

 * 1) Make a not too soft dough using flour, salt, oil and water.
 * 2) For filling :
 * 3) Boil the daal by adding little water to just cooked consistency, be careful it should not get mushy.
 * 4) In a pan add oil and add asafoetida, ginger, chillies, salt, chilli powder, garam masala powder and amchur. saute for few seconds and add the cooked daal. Cook for a minute or two, stirring in between. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
 * 5) Heat the sufficient oil in a kadai for frying kachoris.
 * 6) Take the flour dough and divide it into even sized balls and roll into a small poori and put the filling in the center. Gather the edges and seal. Now again roll it like a poori. Make all kachoris in the same manner.
 * 7) Now add the kachori to the heated oil and fry till golden and crisp (one at a time )
 * 8) Drain on a paper to remove access oil and serve hot with Aloo ki sabzi and khatta-metha kadoo.