Dry fruit kachori or dry kachori is an easy snack recipe for teatime. Fried version is widely popular thanks to popular brands. However, The deep fry version has 40% more calories than an air fryer dry kachori. Here is the air fryer recipe which you can make at home easily just like the mini samosa. Pair it with air fryer aloo bhujia for teatime and relive your childhood with every bite!
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How to make mini kachori in air fryer? (recipe video)
Ingredients
For the pastry covering:
- All-purpose flour /plain flour/maida
- Semolina /sooji
- Chilled water
- Ghee/oil if vegan
- Caraway /ajwain seeds
- Salt
- Oil for brushing during baking
For Stuffing:
- Mung dal soaked in water and drained
- Chickpea flour /besan
- Almonds/cashews chopped
- Raisins /kishmish
- Red chilly powder
- Dried mango powder /amchur
- Fennel seeds /saunf
- Garam masala
- Sugar & salt as per taste
Refer to recipe card for details.
How to make mini kachori stuffing?
- In a pan, heat oil, cook the soaked lentils after draining the water.
2. Add besan/chickpea flour to the lentils once they soften.
3. Add all the remaining ingredients(including the nuts), except raisins to the pan
4.Mix the spices along with the lentils and stir, continue to cook slowly for 8-10 minutes on low flame.Turn off the heat
5. In a large bowl, mix the cooked lentils along with raisins to make the filling.
6. Once you have mixed all ingredients, optionally pulse them in a food processor for 2-3 seconds so that they are mixed well.
To make the pastry:
6. Add all ingredients of the pastry in a bowl to knead the dough in the stand mixer(except water).
7.Mix the ghee/oil with flour, until you get a crumbly texture
8. Knead the dough with ½ cup water to get a semi hard dough. Add extra flour as needed, to keep from sticking to hands and board. Place the dough in a well-oiled vessel and cover with a cloth/plastic wrap for 15 minutes.
9. Take a small portion of it and roll the dough into small round shape. Cut it in 2 equal halves. You may fry them in hot oil, if you are not counting calories. Otherwise use the below steps to bake.
How to make dry kachori in air fryer ?
- shape them into round kachori.
- Brush oil and cook for 18-20 minutes in a preheated air fryer @180C|355F .Brush 2-3 times in between.
Once done, store them in an air tight container.
3. Serve as a snack during tea time.
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air fryer mini kachori recipe
Equipment
- Air fryer
- or oven
- stand mixer optionally for kneading
Ingredients
For samosa pastry
- 2 cup all-purpose flour /plain flour/maida
- 3 tbsp. semolina /sooji
- 1 cup water (little less than 1 cup )chilled
- 3-4 tbsp. ghee/oil if vegan
- 1 teaspoon caraway /ajwain seeds
- 2 teaspoon salt or as per taste
- 2-3 tbsp. Oil for brushing during baking
For Stuffing
- ⅓ cup mung dal soaked in water and drained
- ⅓ cup chickpea flour /besan
- 6-7 almonds/cashews chopped
- 8-10 raisins /kishmish
- 2 tablespoon oil for cooking the stuffing
Spices for stuffing
- 1.5 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 2.5 teaspoon dried mango powder /amchur
- 1 tbsp. fennel seeds /saunf
- 1 tbsp. garam masala
- 2.5 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
For stuffing
- Heat oil in pan. Drain the water from lentils and add them to the pan.
- Add besan/chickpea flour to the lentils once they soften.
- Add all remaining ingredients(including the nuts) of the filling, except raisins to the pan.
- Mix the spices along with the lentils and stir, continue to cook slowly for 8-10 minutes on low flame.Turn off the heat
- In a bowl, mix the cooked lentils along with raisins to make the filling.
- Once you have mixed all ingredients, optionally pulse them in a food processor for 2-3 seconds so that they are mixed well.
For samosa /kachori pastry
- Add all ingredients of the pastry in a bowl to knead the dough in the stand mixer(except water)
- Knead the dough with little less water to get a semi hard dough.
- Add extra flour as needed, to keep from sticking to hands and board
- Place the dough in a well-oiled vessel and cover with a cloth/plastic wrap for 15 minutes.
For kachori
- Follow the same steps for stuffing and pastry and shape them into round kachori
To air fry
- Brush oil and cook for 18-20 minutes in a preheated air fryer @170C|340F .Brush 2-3 times in between.
- Allow to cool on rack. Serve warm.
Video
Notes
Substitutions & Variations
- You can use olive oil while kneading the pastry dough instead of ghee if you are a vegan.
- You can replace amchur powder with lime juice if you do not have it at home.
- Add or remove the spices as per your taste. Add more sugar if you like yours a tad bit sweeter. Add a spoonful of coriander powder if you like. If you are allergic to cashews use almonds.
- Serve it with yogurt dips, sev, mint and tamarind chutney to make a samosa chaat.
Equipment
I have used the stand mixer to knead the dough. However, it is not mandatory. Air fryer or oven can be used if you like to watch your oil in take.
Storage
You can store these prepared kachoris in an air-tight container. They last around 2 weeks at room temperature. (if you can control eating them :))
FAQs
Yes, in an air tight plastic jar.
There are many types both sweet and savory. Pyaz(onion), aloo(potato), matar(peas), corn, moth,dal (urad/mung),dry fruit, sattu, khasta kachori are savory while mawa kachori is sweet kachori.
Conclusion: Homemade farsan kachori is a perfect companion to your cup of tea. Afterall who can resist spicy snack with dry fruits and Indian spices. Bon appétit!
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