🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Kota Kachori

Name: Kota Kachori
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1.25 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp, grated Ginger; 3, minced Green Chili; 2 tbsp Ghee; 1/4 tsp Asafoetida; 2 cups All-Purpose Flour; for deep frying Peanut Oil; 1 tsp Fennel Seeds; 1/2 cup, soaked Yellow Moong Dal

🇮🇳 Indian

Kota's street legend — thin blistered maida shells over a fiery moong-dal filling, drowned in red chutney by the shop. Better than Kota coaching: fewer tears, more masala.

Prep 35 min Cook 25 min Serves 6 Medium

Ingredients

Salt1.25 tsp
Ginger1 tbsp, grated
Green Chili3, minced
Ghee2 tbsp
Asafoetida1/4 tsp
All-Purpose Flour2 cups
Peanut Oilfor deep frying
Fennel Seeds1 tsp
Yellow Moong Dal1/2 cup, soaked

Instructions

1
Knead maida with ghee and salt into a soft dough; rest 30 minutes.
2
Soak moong dal 2 hours, drain; grind coarsely with green chilies and ginger.
3
Cook the dal with fennel, asafoetida and salt to a dry filling.
4
Stuff, roll gently and deep fry on medium-low till puffed and gold.
5
Serve with the obligatory fiery red chutney.

Chef's tip

Roll filled kachori gently — a torn shell lets oil in and ruins the puff.

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Watch how it's made

Video: हलवाई जैसी खस्ता फेमस कोटा कचौड़ी | Kota Kachori | Chef Bhupi | Honest Kitchen · on YouTube