Showing posts with label Rajasthani dishes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rajasthani dishes. Show all posts

Monday, 11 September 2017

Khasta Kachori
(Urad Daal filling)

Ingredients
1 cup Urad Daal / Mung daal (soaked for one hour)
1 tspn Garam masala
1 tspn salt
1/2 tspn mustard seeds
1/2 tspn Fennel seeds
1/2 tspn Cumin seeds
1/4 tspn chili ginger paste
1/4 tspn Turmeric powder
1/4 tspn red chili powder
1/2 tspn Amchur powder
4 tbspn Gram flour
Pinch of Asofetida

For Dough
2 cups All purpose flour
4 tbspn Oil or ghee
Salt to taste
1/4 cup water

Method

1) First soak the Urad daal for an hour and then drain the water 2-3 times
2) In a cooking bowl, add the urad daal and about 3 cups water and boil for about 5 minutes
3) Drain the water and dry the Daal
4) In a pan , add  1 tbspn oil, mustard seeds, corriander, cumin and fennel seeds and saute them for about half a minute
5) To that add the ginger chili paste, other dry spices and then add the cooked daal
6) Add about 4 tbspn Gram flour and roast for about 2-3 minutes till the mixture turns dry
7) Cool the mixture
8) Now mix the oil with flour and salt in a bowl and slowly add water to that and form soft dough
9) Make sure the dough in not very tight
10) Make about 10 -12 equal sized balls from dough
11) Take one ball and roll it to about 4-5 inch and then fill it with about 2 tbspn mixture
12) Seal it from the edges and press them to make them flat
13) Deep fry the kachoris at medium flame twice to make them crispy 
14) Serve them hot with chutney and tea

Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Pyaaz Kachori (Onion Kachoris)




Ingredients
2 onions
1 boiled potatoe
1 cup Maida (All purpose flour)
1/2 cup water
2 tbpsn oil for making dough
1 tspn half crushed Corriander seeds
1/2 tspn Asafetida (Hing)
1 tspn salt
1 tspn Garam Masala
1tspn Amchur Powder


Method
1) In a pan , heat 1 tbspn oil and add coriander seeds and Hing to it
2) Add chopped onions and sauté them till translucent
3) Add garam masala, salt, amchur powder
4) Add mashed potatoe to ti
5) Turn off the stove
6) On the other side, make a soft dough by mixing flour, salt, 2 tbspn oil and 1/2 cup water
7) Make small balls and roll them into circles
8) Add one tbspn stuffing of onion on it and seal the side and flatter them to make the shape of Pattice
9) Deep fry the Kachoris till they turn brown at medium flame
10) Serve them hot with Sweet chutney and Green chutneys