Monday 25 March 2019

Himachali kachori recipe

Kachori is a  indian bread with stuffing of split urad dal . It is soft from inside  and is complete meal . It is served with clarified butter, butter  curd and pickel.
Ingredients:-
For dough
Wheat flour- 500g
Dry yeast - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Water as required for soft dough.
For stuffing
Split urad dal- 1 1/2 cup
Chana dal- 1/3 cup
Clarified butter(desi ghee)-1 tbsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Dhaniya powder - 1 tsp
Methi powder- 1 tsp
Green chillies  - 4 - 5 no.
Ginger- 1piece of 2 inch
Green Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup (chopped)
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Hing - 2 pinch
Salt to taste
Refined oil for frying
Method:-
For dough
Take 1/2 cup lukewarm water , add  dry yeast and sugar in it. Mix and let it ferment  for 5 min. Now take wheat flour in a big bowl and add the yeast sugar fermented mixture. Knead a soft dough using  normal water (or luke warm water in winters).let it rest for 3- 4 hours in a hot place.
For stuffing
Wash and soak split urad dal and chana dal(separately) for 4-5 hours. Drain the water and remove the skin of urad dal with the help of hands and water. Combine both dals and let all the water drain in sieve. Now grind dal in grinder or food processor with no or very less water. Add chillies ,coriander leaves,ginger and all the masalas. Convert the dal in bowl and now add salt and desi ghee and mix it well.
For making kachori
Take criket ball size dough  dust it with wheat flour and flatten it with the fingers now  place 1 tablespoon of  the stuffing on the dough , bring the edges to the center and join together. Flatten the ball gently and make kachori as a size of chapati . Always remember kachori is a thick bread . Now stuff and prepare all kachoris this way  and keep them covered with cotton cloth.
For frying
Heat oil for frying and when it is hot enough keep the flame medium . Add the kachori to the oil.when the kachori starts puffing up then gently press each kachori with the spoon so that the kachori will puff up well. Turn the kachori and fry till the kachori become golden. It will take about 2 - 3 minutes. Place the kachori on kitchen towel or paper to remove excess oil. Do the same with all the kachoris. Serve the kachoris with butter or pickel or both and enjoy the delicious bread.


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