Step By Step Recipe:

• Take 1 bowl of Maida in a bowl or pan
• Add ½ tsp carom seeds, ½ tsp salt, 4 tsp oil and mix it well, till you get breadcrumb like texture in flour. The mixture should not break when you press it.
• Add water in parts and start to kneed to make a dough. Dough should not be too soft or hard.
• Cover the dough with a cloth for at least 30 min.
• For stuffing Soak moong dal for 2hrs
• In a pan add 2 tsp oil, on low flame add 2.5 tsp gram flour roast it for 3 min, add 3 tsp moong dal, add ½ cup of water.
• Further add ½ tsp chili powder,1/2 tsp coriander powder,1/2 tsp jeera,1/2 tsp haldi, ½ tsp fennel seeds, ½ tsp whole coriander seeds.
• Saute with non stop strring for 3-4 min on low flame till dough like texture.
• Add 1 tsp dry mango powder, ½ tsp black salt, green chili and chopped coriander leaves to the mixture.
• Let the warm mixture cool down.
• Now make small ball, you can spread some oil on your palms while making balls and keep it aside.
• Divide the dough in equal parts.
• Take one part of dough and flatten it with your fingers gently. Put one ball in between and bring the edges of the dough together and join them at center. Excess dough can be removed or pinched off.
• Press and flatten the dough gently to give it a round shape. Stuff and prepare all kachoris this way and keep it under a cloth so that they do not dry up.
• Now heat oil for frying and keep the flame low. When oil is just hot enough then add kachoris one by one. Oil should not be very hot.
• When kachoris started puffing up then gently nudge them so each kachori can puff up well.
• When the base becomes light golden then turn them over gently. Be patient while frying Kachoris because it may take some time.
• Fry kachoris till they become evenly golden brown and crisp from outside.
• Place all the khasta kachoris on kithen towel to absorb excess oil.
• Fry all kachoris this way.
• Enjoy flaky and crispy kachoris with Chutney or Patato sabzi.

Ingredients For Dough:

• Maida/ All purpose flour 1cup
• Oil 4tsp
• Carrom seed ½ tsp
• Water ½ cup
• Salt ½ tsp

Ingredients For Stuffing:

• Moong dal(soaked) 1/2 cup
• Besan/gram flour 2.5 tsp
• Salt ½ tsp
• Red chili powder ½ tsp
• Turmeric ½ tsp
• Dry mango powder 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds ½ tsp
• Whole coriander seeds ½ tsp
• Coriander powder ½ tsp
• Jeera ½ tsp
• Black salt ½ tsp
• Tabel salt ½ tsp
• Water ½ cup
• Coriander leaves 3-4 tsp

Ingredients For frying:

• Oil 3-4 cups