Moongdal Kachori

Ingredients list for Moongdal Kachori

• 1/2 cup Split skinless green gram soaked
• 1 1/2 cups Whole wheat flour
• to taste Salt
• 6 tablespoons Oil
• a pinch Asafoetida
• 1 inch Ginger finely chopped
• 2 Green chillies finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
• 2 teaspoons Red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon Dry mango powder (amchur)

Method

1. Take whole-wheat flour in a bowl. Add salt, four tablespoons of oil and mix. Add sufficient water and knead into a medium soft dough.
2. Boil the moong dal in half cup of water till just cooked and dry. Mash lightly.
3. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a kadai. Add asafoetida, ginger, green chillies, moong dal, garam masala powder, red chilli powder, amchur, salt and mix. Sauté for few minutes.
4. Remove from heat and transfer the mixture into a bowl and mash slightly. Divide the dough into even sized balls.
5. Roll them slightly, put the stuffing and gather the edges to seal. Roll into a ball again and flatten slightly. Roll as for poories with hand or rolling pin.
6. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and fry the kachories till light golden. Drain onto an absorbent paper. Serve hot.

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