II  Daal Kachori  II

Ingredients:

  • 3/4th cup skinless dried black beans (urad) 
  • 4cups Flour (atta)
  • 1 green chili chopped
  • 1/2tsp Salt
  • Oil for deep frying
  • 1tbsp anise seeds (Saunf)
  • 1tsp coriander seeds
  • 1tsp white cumin seeds
  • 1/2tsp red chili powder
  • 1/4th tsp. asafetida powder

Preparation:

  • Soak the beans in water overnight then rinse and drain.
  • Sift the flour and gradually add enough water to make soft dough. Cover the dough with damp cloth and leave for 30 minutes.
  • Grind the drained beans with the chili powder, salt and spices to make stuffing. Mix well and divide it into 16 equal portions.
  • Divide the dough into 16, using wet hands, and smear each portion with a little oil.
  • Flatten and roll out into 2inch round.
  • Wrap one portion of stuffing in each round and roll into a smooth ball, using greased hands.
  • Flatten and roll into a 3-4 inch round.
  • Heat plenty of oil in a deep frying pan or a kadhai.
  • Now lift the rolled kachori and carefully slip it into the hot oil.
  • Immediately start flickering hot oil over the top of it with a spatula so that it will swell up like a ball.
  • This should take only a few seconds. Flip the kachori over and cook the other side until golden brown.
  • Serve hot with chutney or aloo bhaji.