Sweet Kachoris

Description

Ingredients

• 250 gm flour
• 1 tbsp gram flour (besan)
• 1 tbsp ghee
• water for kneading
• oil for deep frying

Filling

• 150 gm khoya
• 100 gm caster sugar
• 100 gm chopped dried fruits
• ¼ tsp green cardamom seeds

Saffron syrup

• 250 gm sugar
• 250 ml water
• ½ tsp saffron strands - soaked in 1 tbsp water

Directions

1. Sieve the flour and besan into a bowl.
2. Rub ghee into the flour with fingertips. Bind with water.
3. Knead well until dough is smooth.
4. Cover and chill for fifteen minutes.
5. Mix all filling ingredients together.

Syrup

1. Dissolve the sugar in the water.
2. Boil for five minutes.
3. Stir in saffron and liquid.

Kachoris

1. Roll out dough into flat discs about 4" in diameter.
2. Place a tsp if filling in the centre. Seal the dough.
3. Fry kachoris over a slow flame in hot oil. When golden, drain.
4. Break the top of the kachories and pour in 1 tbsp saffron syrup before serving.