Moong dal kachori-aloo ki sabji

Ingredients

For Kachori

For dough
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup soaked mung dal (so that it softens)
• 2 tbsp lukewarm oil
• 2 tbsp semolina
• Warm water to knead

Spices
• ½ tsp ground fennel
• ½ tsp red chilli powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp grated ginger and green chillies
• pinch of asafoetida
• 1 tbsp oil for mixing spices
• 1 tsp salt

For frying: Oil

For potato curry
• 4 boiled potatoes
• ¼ tsp cumin
• ¼ tsp ginger
• ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
• 1 bay leaf

Spices
• ½ tsp chilli powder
• ½ tsp dried mango powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ¼ tsp cumin powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala
• 2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
• Salt as per taste
• Garnish: 1 tbsp chopped coriander

Instructions

For Kachori
• Mix all ingredients and knead soft dough.
• Cover and rest it for 20 min while you make the filling.
• Coarsely grind mung and heat oil in a pan.
• Toast ginger and asafoetida.
• Add lentils and roast it for 5 minutes on medium heat.
• Finally,mix all the spices.
• Roast so as to make a dry mixture. Keep it aside and let it cool.
• Take some dough and flatten into a small circle of approx 3 inches.
• Put spoonful of filling within the center of the dough.
• Pull the edges to close it and also press slightly to flatten them.
• Heat oil and fry on medium low heat until brown on both sides.

For Potato curry
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add cumin,fenugreek as well as bay leaf and ginger.Let it splutter.
• In bowl, mix turmeric,cumin & coriander with little water.
• Add this mixture and let it cook for a min.
• Now, add 2 cups water and boiled potatoes,salt.Let it boil.
• Mix dried mango powder, garam masala, fenugreek leaves and cook for 5 mins.
• Garnish with coriander.