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Chana Dal Kachori

Here is the amazing recipe of Chana Dal Kachori. If you came here searching for the Chana Daal Kachori, you must be aware how delicious this thing is.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Chana Dal
  • 3-4 Green chili
  • 1 bunch Coriander leaves
  • 5-6 cloves Garlic
  • as per taste Salt
  • for deep frying Vegetable oil

Ingredients for dough

  • 1.5 cup All purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nigella seeds (kalunji)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Carom seeds
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • to knead the dough Water

Instructions

  • In a grinder, add coriander leaves, green chili, and garlic. Grind it to make a fine paste. you can add water 1 tbsp while grinding to make a thin paste.
  • Clean, wash and soak the dal for 3-4 hours. Strain it using a strainer. In a grinder add soaked dal and grind it to make a fine paste.
  • In a mixing bowl, add ground dal, ground chili-coriander paste, and salt.
  • Mix it well. The filling is ready. In a separate bowl, add flour, nigella seeds, carom seeds, vegetable oil, and salt. Mix it well.
  • Add water and knead the flour well to make a tight dough.
  • Divide the dough into 6-8 equal portions. Take one portion of the dough, dust with flour and roll it into a circle of 3-4 inches in diameter.
  • Put 2 tbsp filling in the center of the dough and seal it properly as shown below in the picture.
  • Dust with flour, and roll it into 2-3 inches in diameter. Do the same with the rest of the dough.
  • Heat the kadai/wok with oil and deep fry it on a low flame till it is golden and crisp.
  • Take out the fried kachoris on a tissue paper to get rid of the extra oil. Delicious kachoris are ready to serve, Serve hot with pickles, aloo sabzi and chola.