Sharu's Fundas: Raj Kachori

Raj Kachori !! As the name suggests, it is a grand one. It is a big crispy Puri, flled with variety of stuffings & chutneys. Just like its mouthwatering looks, it tastes also delicious.

Recipe for the same is given below.... Try it soon.

Preparation Time: 45 - 50 minutes
Cooking Time: 75 minutes

Ingredients:

Kachori

1 cup fine semolina

1/2 cup all purpose flour

Salt to taste

1 & 1/2 tsp red chili powder

Water

Stuffing

2 boiled potatoes - peeled & diced into small pieces & add a pinch of salt to it

1/2 cup sprouted moong

1/2 cup boiled chickpeas

7 - 8 Dal Vadas

Papdis

Curd

Red Chili Powder

Chaat Masala

Black Salt

Cumin seeds powder

Salt to taste

Sugar

Tamarind Chutney

Coriander - Mint Chutney

Nylon Sev

Finely chopped coriander leaves

Method:

Kachori

Mix semolina, all purpose flour, salt & red chili powder. Knead to form a soft dough by adding little by little water at a time.

Let it rest for 10 minutes.

Divide into medium size balls.

Roll each dough ball into a flat round (approx. 5 inch) disc just like a normal puri.

Deep fry each puri on medium heat. The puri will puff up. Fry from both sides until golden & crispy. Remove on paper napkins.

Keep the puris aside which does not puff up. Break them into small pieces & use them as papdis.

Stuffing

Heat a pan. Add cooked chickpeas to it. Cook till all moisture is evaporated. Add salt to taste, 1 tsp red chili powder, 1/3 tsp cumin seed powder & 1 tsp lemon juice to it.

MIx 1 tbsp. curd with 1/3 cup water. Soak dal vadas in this curd mixture till all water is soaked. Mash the soaked dahi vadas. Set aside.

Take 1 cup curd. Add 2 tsp sugar, chaat masala to taste. Stir well. Set aside.

Add 1 tsp of water to sprouted moong & microwave it for 30 seconds. Then just sauté it on a pan to get rid of all the moisture. Add some chaat masala to it. Set aside.

Take a puri into a serving plate. Make a big hole into the puri.

Add some chopped potatoes, some masala chickpeas, some sprouted moong, some mashed pieces of dahi vada & some broken pieces of papdi. Pour lot of curd mixture over it, tamarind chutney & coriander - mint chutney. Sprinkle some red chili powder, cumin seed powder, chaat masala & black salt over it. Also sprinkle some sev & finely chopped coriander leaves over it.