Aloo Kachori

Kachori Dough Ingredients :

2 cup All-purpose flour (Maida), extra for dusting

Salt to taste

2 tsp melted butter (Ghee)

2 tsp warm milk

Warm water as required for kneading

 

Stuffing Ingredients:

 

4-5 Potatoes (boiled & mashed) 

1 Onion (finely chopped) 

2-3 Green chilies finely chopped 

2-3 tbsp Coriander and mint leaves finely chopped 

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 

1/2 tsp Cumin

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp Turmeric powder 

1 tbsp Ginger paste and Garlic paste

1 tbsp Oil

Salt to taste 

 

Method for Dough:

 

In a bowl, add all-purpose flour, salt, ghee and mix all the ingredients. Then gradually add warm milk mix with your hand, if needed add water and knead until you have a soft and firm dough is formed. Then cover the dough with a damp towel or clingfilm and leave the dough set aside for 30 minutes.Now, take a dough and divide into equal portion (make into balls) and keep aside.

 

Method for Stuffing and Frying:

 

Wash and peeled the potatoes cut lengthwise into quarters 

Boil the potatoes until tender and add 1/2 teaspoon salt 
drain thoroughly and mash the potatoes.

Keep aside.

In a large non-stick saucepan add oil at medium heat, add mustard seeds, cumin and fry till they sizzle and pop. Add ginger and garlic pastes, fry for 1 minute.

Add mashed potatoes, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, green chilli, coriander leaves, mint leaves and mix well. Now add onion stir for 5 minutes and cover the pan and leave for 5 minutes. Then remove from the heat. Keep aside.

Now lightly flour dough on the work surface and roll out on all the sides evenly and add flour as needed and make dough into small circle, stuff 1-2  tbsp of potatoes mixture in the centre of the dough and roll it out and gently press the dough down to flatten into shape.

 

In the Meanwhile, in a non-stick pan add oil at medium heat. Then fry the dough, Let it fry both the sides until it is golden browned crispy, about 3-5 minutes remove from the heat, and drain on the paper towel.

Enjoy It!!