India

Kachori

Name: Kachori
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 pieces
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 250 g Wheat flour; 150 g Mung or urad dal; some of each Fennel & cumin; some of each Ginger & chili; some of each Asafoetida & garam masala; plenty Oil for frying

Fried pastries with lentil filling

Kachori are fried, round pastries from North India with a spiced filling of ground lentils or peas.

Baked crisp and blistered, they are a popular snack served with tamarind chutney.

Servings8 pieces

Time45 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Wheat flour250 g
Mung or urad dal150 g
Fennel & cuminsome of each
Ginger & chilisome of each
Asafoetida & garam masalasome of each
Oil for fryingplenty

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Soak the dal, grind coarsely and fry with spices.
Knead a firm dough from flour and oil.
Fill dough discs with the lentil filling.
Carefully press flat and seal.
Fry slowly crisp over medium heat.

Make it original

Urad dal and asafoetida for kachori are in the Asia Boutique.

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