Moong dal kachori| aloo ki sabji recipe
Moong dal kachori and aloo sabji is a standard street snack from north India.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For Kachori dough
- 2 cups plain flour 2 cup yields 10 kachoris
- ⅓ cup oil for the dough 1 tablespoon more oil in case of air frying
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ajwain carom seeds
- water to knead the dough for 2 cups flour use little less ¾ cup water
- oil for frying
- pinch baking soda Only if air frying the kachori
For filling
- 1 cup moong dal soaked for few hours in water
- 1 teaspoon amchur dry mango powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon green chillies
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 small bunch of coriander chopped
- 1 teaspoon garam masala powder optional
For potato curry
- 4 boiled potatoes
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- 1 bay leaf
Spices (for potato curry)
- ½ teaspoon chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon dried mango powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon cumin powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala
- 2 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves
- Salt as per taste
- Garnish: 1 tablespoon chopped coriander
Instructions
Kachori dough
- Mix the flour and ⅓ cup oil together and start mixing by hand until you get a crumbly mixtures.
- Add little water to knead a medium soft dough(not too hard/soft)
- Cover and rest it for 20 min while you make the filling.
Moong dal filling
- Boil the mung dal for 15-20 minutes or until soft,do not overcook it.
- Drain the excess water and allow to cool down.
- Grind it coarsley and keep it aside
- Heat oil,add ginger & chillies,saute for few minutes.
- Add the cooked dal with spices,cook for few minutes,turn off the heat.
For kachori
- 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.
Deep fry kachori
- Heat oil and fry on low heat until brown on both sides.
- Before adding the next batch,turn off the heat and allow the oil to cool down a bit
Air fryer kachori
- Make the stuffed kachori,do not make them very thin. Brush oil on the kachori.
- In a preheated airfryer (5 minutes at 190C/375F) , place the kachori to cook for 10 minutes.
- Brush oil ,flip and cook @ 190C/375F, cook for a further 7-8 minutes.
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.