Moongdal Kachori, healthy version

Ingredients  and Prep

Besan 1 cup

Poha 1 cup

Suji 1 cup

Grind poha and suji  powder fine

Put the pdr in a bowl, add  2-3 tbsp besan

Salt, ajwain crush ½ tsp

Oil 2 tsp/ ghee, mix well,  with hand

Add water, little at a time and knead  to a soft dough., cover and rest dough

Moong dal 1 cup, wash and soak, you’ld be able to crush with hand

Peanuts 1 tbsp roast in medium flame, remove

Heat 2 tbsp mustard oil,  once hot, add the remaining besan, fry in low flame, stirring continuously, once nice aroma comes and oil starts coming out

Add moong dal and fry with besan in medium flame, stirring, you’ll find that the dal and besan are well combined. Now add

Jeer 1 tsp

Saunf 1 tsp

Dhania seeds 1 tsp

Red chili 1

Pepper corms 8-10

Turmeric pdr, ½ tsp

Kashmir red chili pdr ½ tsp

Roast all well

Amchur pdr ½ tsp

Off gas, keep stirring as pan is hot,  once cool, pdr the dal and masala, not fine pdr, hing, mix well

Add salt and mix well

Knead the dough again

Pdr peanuts, 2 green chilies, garlic 3, curd ½ cup  coconut, salt to a fine paste for chutney, grind the roasted peanuts with the rest of the ingredients to a fine paste adding just enough water to make a thick chutney. Heat oil 1 tsp, add mustard seeds 1/2 tsp, once it crackles, add few curry leaves finely chopped and hing, pour over the chutney, mix well, serve with hot kachori.

Take small ball of dough, shape into a cup, put 2 tsp of masala, close the dough well.

Roll the stuffing well, make it a nice ball that perfectly fits into your paniyaram pan

In a paniyaram pan, put few drops of oil in each hole, place the balls in each hole, cover and cook on medium flame

Turn once, keep turning, if need be spread some oil on each, fry in low flame

Put the balls in the center to the side, as center gets cooked fast. These kachoris can be stored as the ingredients are well roasted and powdered.

 , it comes in round, square shape with the holes varying according to the size.

By frying in this, you use, minimum oil than you'ld while deep/ shallow frying the snacks. 

 

 

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