Wednesday, March 23, 2011

KACHORI RECIPE , A POPULAR STREET FOOD

KACHORIS STUFFED WITH MOTH DAL.
kachori
  Two years back when my neighbour called us for dinner, she made these kachoris and that was extremely awesome. After that i tried that once, but that doesn't turn out so well and i couldn’t get the texture  and crispiness. Then after 2 years i tried out this  and that turned out real yum and so crispy.
  I used MOTH DAL for stuffing . You can also make Kachori with moong dal stuffing and peas kachori. 
The key for this recipe is making the stuffing very dry and frying the kachoris in the oil.


Kachori 

  Preparation Time : 15 mins+ 30 mins standing time | Cooking Time : 25 Mins |Yields: 10

     Moth dal   1/2 cup
     Maida | all purpose flour   2 cups
     Rava |sooji  1 tblsp
     Oil    1 tblsp (for kneading the dough)
     Salt  to taste
     Red chili powder   1 tsp
     Coriander powder  1/2 tsp
     Garam masala   1/4 tsp
     Amchoor powder   1/4 tsp
     Oil   for deep frying

    
     


kachori


Method:
  • Pressure cook the dal for 3 whistles. Take care not to over cook and do not add more water while cooking it.
  • Here is the pic of moth dal.moth dal Sieve the maida and add rava, salt and oil .
  • Mix it nicely.
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  • Knead it into a soft dough and cover it with a wet cloth and set aside for half an hour.
dough
  • Take the cooked dal now and drain excess water if any.
  • Saute it in a kadai and add the chilli powder,coriander powder,amchoor powder ,garam masala and salt.
  • Saute it in a medium low flame till it becomes totally dry.
IMG_6867 dry mixture
  • Now take out the dough and divide it into 12 equal sizes.
  • Take out a ball.
  • Roll into a small poori and keep a tblsp of filling in the center.
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  • Close it carefully and take out the extra dough.
  • Keep it aside.
  • Do it for the rest of the dough.
  • stuffed balls 
  • Now gently make it into flat poori by using your palm.
  • If you are using rolling pins be careful, not to make any holes in the poori
  • It will not come up if there it gets a little  hole.kachori befor frying.
  • Repeat the same procedure for the rest of the stuffed balls.
  • Heat the oil and check whether it is in a right heat.
  • To check whether it is in a right heat, put a pinch of dough in oil it should come up slowly.
  • If it doesnt come up the oil is yet to be heated .
  • Put the kachoris in the oil , you can put 2-3  at a time, depending on the size of the kadai.
frying
  • Drain it in a kitchen towel.
fried kachori
  • I cooked more of moth dal and made a gravy with that in the same way as i did for Green Moong dal.
  • Enjoy the crisp kachori with the gravy as my neighbor served for me.
Kachori

58 comments:

  1. Love kachori a lot!never attempted at home,rendu indha pakkam thallradhu?? hehehe

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  2. looks awesome and delicious...

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  3. I always wanted to make this...but never tried...your kachoris make me drool...and also has made up my mind to make it..:)

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  4. Who wouldn't love this.... looks so good. Nice pics..... YUM!

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  5. I preder kachori over samosa,dono I like it very much..urs look yummy...diffeent stuffing than d regular one..:)

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  6. Love the presentation and the recipe!
    Lite Bite

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  7. The kachoris are looking yummy..I make them quite often and my family loves it..lovely recipe.

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  8. I have never tried this .Sounds yummy!

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  9. really new for me....looks perfect n crispy!!perfect eve snack!

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  10. One of my fav street food...I just love this ...looks so tempting dear ....and your blog new template is very cool...

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  11. Its superb. Lovely explained. Not yet tried it at home. Will sure give a try

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  12. good one..I have to make this one sometime..looks yumm

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  13. Yum yum, crispy kachoris are truly tempting..feel like having some..

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  14. I have been wanting to try this since long and urs tempt me more...looks super yum

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  15. Oh yum..kachori looks too good.Love to have it with some sour Dates-Tamarind chutney!!

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  16. That looks really delicious Jaishree, loved the filling:)

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  17. Lovely recipe.Such a popular street food,thanx for bringing it into our homes through ur blog.

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  18. These look delightful & absolutely tempting!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  19. You are a perfectionist(after raks) in making hard to do traditional stuff like these :)..have never heard of mothi dal
    Kachoris look absolutely inviting!:)

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  20. Yummy crispy kachori:-)
    Loved the step by step clicks..

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  21. Kachori's looks so perfect and very crispy and yummy !!!

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  22. looks crispy and tempting dear :)
    Nice clicks :)

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  23. Wow crispy kachori. They looks delish. My fav street food missing a lot.

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  24. I have never tried making these - they've turned out awesome Jeyashri. Can't wait to try.

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  25. I can imagine it's aroma jeyashri ,nice pics and the details given is worth a try .

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  26. My fav. I use urad dal stuffing. This looks mouthwatering. Nice clicks.

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  27. Delicious..can I come over :))
    Love kachoris and you made them perfectly..


    US Masala

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  28. Kachori looks delicious, never tried it before!

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  29. Wow so crispy ,delicious and irresistable kachoris..

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  30. Nice Kachoris...Lovely step by step presentation

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  31. hmm..new recipe but sounds interesting.

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  32. loved the kachoris !looks delicious !

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  33. Never tried making kachori's..Looks so good. Perfectly done !!

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  34. lovely kachoris

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  35. i've heard abt this but never tasted.feel like grabbbing one :)

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  36. What a perfect and yummy snack!

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  37. Love moth bean... love kachori.. so I am in love ur kachori now.. I will be happy if u pass me some dear.

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  38. Never tasted this before and was really tempted over this now:)
    Sure Will try this...Lovely presentation:)

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  39. Kachori's look crisp and yumm!

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  40. First time to ur blog. So glad I did. awesome clicks and yummy collection of recipes. glad to follow you. Do visit mine when time permits.

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  41. Kachori's look mouthwatering. Visiting your space first time. You have an awesome collection of recipes. Happy to follow you. Drop in at my space some time.

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  43. lovely recipe...Jeyashri... looks mouthwatering !!

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  44. hi jeyashree
    ur kachori s awesome...looks great...but i have a doubt...u mentioned moth dal....only that can be used..or we can use any other dal?this one sounds new to me so asked u...i want to try this kachori at home....thanks.
    jayanthi ramesh

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    1. Hi jayanthy,
      I appreciate ur comments and thanks a lot for ur encouraging words. Moth dal can be substituted by yellow moong dal also. I have given a link in the introductory part of the recipe.

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  45. hi Jeyashri, i tried this out yesterday with moong dal. came out very well. thanks for the recipe :)

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  46. can we skip amchoor powder? its hard to get in coimbatore..

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