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Kesariya Kachori

Mawa kachoris, deep fried and served with saffron syrup – a unique sweet indeed. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Main Ingredients Refined Flour, Gram Flour
Cuisine Uttar Pradesh
Course Mithais
Prep Time 26-30 minutes
Cook time 26-30 minutes
Serve 2
Taste Sweet
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Kesariya Kachori

  • 2 cup Refined Flour
  • 1 tablespoon Gram Flour
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee
  • to deep fry Oil
  • FOR FILLING
  • 150 grams Mawa (khoya)
  • 3/4 cup Castor sugar (caster sugar)
  • 10 Almonds finely chopped

Method

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  1. Sieve together refined flour and gram flour. Rub ghee into it with fingertips. Add a little water and knead well into a smooth dough.
  2. Cover and chill for fifteen minutes in the refrigerator. For the filling mix together khoya, castor sugar, chopped almonds, cashewnuts, pistachios and cardamom powder well. Make syrup of sugar with one cup of water.
  3. Remove scum and boil the syrup for five minutes. Add saffron and stir well. Keep the syrup warm. Divide the dough into twenty equal sized balls.
  4. Roll each into a four-inch diameter puri. Place a teaspoonful of filling in the center and gather in the edges to make a ball. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep fry the kachoris on medium heat till golden.
  5. Drain onto an absorbent paper. While serving break the kachoris and pour one tablespoon of the saffron syrup.

Nutrition Info

Calories 3684
Carbohydrates 608.2
Protein 63.1
Fat 110.5
Other Fiber Iron- 18.6mg
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