Ingredients :-
200 g Maida (Plain Flour)
1 tbsp Corn Flour
2 tbsp Ghee
1 tsp Semolina (Rava)
For the filling:
1/2 cup Moong Dal
as per taste Salt
1 tbsp Cumin Seeds coarsely ground
1 tbsp Coriander Seeds coarsely ground
little Asafoetida Powder
little Red Chilli Powder
2 tsp Green Chilli Ginger Paste
2 tbsp Gram Flour
For Garnish:
1/2 cup Curd whisked
as per taste Salt
as required Green Chutney
as required Sweet Tamarind Chutney
1 tsp Chaat Masala Powder
few Coriander Leaves chopped
few Green Chillies finely chopped
as required Onions finely chopped
As required Sev or Boondi
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Mix the maida, corn flour, ghee and semolina in a bowl to a thick, pliable dough.
2. Cover with a damp cloth and keep aside.
3. Soak the moong dal for 1 or 2 hours and drain well.
4. Heat little oil in a pan.
5. Saute the moong dal for a minute and transfer to a mixer jar.
6. Add all the other ingredients for filling and grind to a coarse mixture.
7. Make small balls of the dough and roll them into small puris.
8. Add 1 tblsp of the filling and fold well.
9. Roll again.
10. Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
11. Fry the prepared puris till crisp and golden.
12. Remove, drain excess oil and transfer to a plate.
13. Make a small hole in the center.
14. Garnish with curd, salt, green chutney, tamarind chutney, chaat masala powder, coriander leaves, green chillies, onions and sev on top.
15. Serve at once.
Notes
Alternate Method:
If you can want to use use ready made kachoris available in most major supermarkets, then skip steps 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 from above and follow the additional steps below:
1. Make a hole in the center of the readymade kachoris.
2. Fill the kachoris with the prepared filling.
Follow step 14 and 15.