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

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