🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Khasta Kachori

Name: Khasta Kachori
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 cups All-Purpose Flour; 1 tsp Chaat Masala; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder; 1 cup Yellow Split Peas

🇮🇳 Indian

Straight from the street, no compromise: loud chutneys, real crunch, and that chaat-masala tingle at the back of your tongue. Ready in 35 minutes including prep.

Prep 20 min Cook 15 min Serves 2 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
All-Purpose Flour2 cups
Chaat Masala1 tsp
Red Chili Powder1 tsp
Yellow Split Peas1 cup

Optional extras

Mint Leavesfor the hari chutney
Fresh Cilantrofor the hari chutney
Tamarind Paste2 tbsp, for the meethi chutney
Jaggery1 tbsp, for the meethi chutney

Instructions

1
Knead a firm dough (or pastry) and rest it 20 minutes.
2
Cook the filling dry — no moisture, or the pastry weeps — and cool it completely.
3
Stuff, shape and fry on a medium flame so the inside cooks through as the outside crisps.
4
Serve with meethi and hari chutney; break one open for the steam.

Chef's tip

Chaat is a race against sogginess — assemble at the last second.

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Video: Khasta Kachori Recipe | खस्ता कचोरी और आलू की सब्ज़ी | Chef Sanjyot Keer · on YouTube