Moong Dal Kachori

Moong Dal Kachori
Ingredients:
For Stuffing
1 cup split Moong Dal with husk
1 tbsp Ginger Paste
2 green chilies / red Chili
1 tsp Amchoor powder (Dry Mango Powder)
1 tbsp Badishep (Fennel Seeds)
1 tbsp Garam Masala
1-2 tbsp Sugar
¼ Tsp Asafoetida Powder
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
5-6 Curry Leaves
Salt to taste
Oil
For Cover:
2 cups Whole wheat Flour
3-4 Tsp Oil
Water to knead dough
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying



Method:
1) Soak Moong dal for 4-5 hours in water. Put soaked dal and 1 cup water in a heavy bottom pan. Turn the heat on medium. Cover the pan with lid and cook dal. Don’t cook dal completely. Stir dal in between. When all the water gets vaporized. Crush this dal a bit.
2) Take wheat flour in a mixing bowl, add salt, water, oil and knead to medium consistency dough.
3) In a wok, heat 2 tbsp oil. Add Asafoetida Powder, Turmeric Powder, ginger Paste, Green Chilies/ red Chili powder, curry leaves. Then add Crushed Moong Dal, Garam Masala, Fennel seeds, Amchoor Powder, Salt to taste and sugar. Mix them well. Cook it for few minutes on medium heat. Let the stuffing cool down. Crumble with hand to mingle the taste.
4) Make 1 inch balls of wheat flour dough. Take one ball and make round shaped puri. Hold this puri in your left hand palm. Put 1tbsp stuffing and close all the edges. Heat enough oil for deep frying. On medium heat, fry these kachoris till it turns golden brown. Serve hot with Cilantro-Mint-Green chilies Chutney. It also tastes great with Tamarind chutney.

Note:
1) You can add 2 tsp Goda Masala (Maharashtrian Masala). Goda Masala enhances the flavor of Kachori Stuffing.
2) You can add Black Raisins or golden Raisins to the stuffing.

Labels:
Kachori Recipe, recipe for kachori, Dal Kachori