Chatpati Dal Kachori in Urdu – English

Chatpati Dal Kachori

Chatpati Dal Kachori is really nice and tasty. Do try in Ramadan and enjoy with your family.

Ingredients for Dough:

1. Plain flour or chapatti flour – 1cup
2. Salt – to taste
3. Melted ghee – 3 tbsp
4. Carom seeds – ¼ tsp
5. Nigella seeds – ¼ tsp
6. Oil – for frying

Method:

• Mix flour, ghee, carom seeds, nigella seeds and salt, with water in a bowl and make firm dough.
• Keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Then make small balls with the dough.
• Now prepare the filling for kachori.

Ingredients for Filling:

1. Chana daal (lentils) – 1 cup soaked overnight or 8 hours
2. Red chili powder – ½ tsp
3. Salt – to taste
4. Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
5. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
6. Asafoetida – 1 pinch
7. Bayleaf – 1
8. Whole red chili – 3
9. Ginger paste – ½ tsp
10. Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
11. Oil – 1 tsp

Method:

• Take a pan and heat up oil. Add asafoetida, cumin seeds, and red whole chilies.
• Fry, then add soaked lentils along with salt and turmeric powder.
• Mix well and add 2 cups of water.
• Cover and cook until lentils are done and the water dries.
• Then add garam masala powder and red chili powder.
• Mix and mash the daal slightly.
• Remove from heat and allow cooling to room temperature.
• Now flatten the dough balls and spoon about 2 tbsp of the daal mixture in the center.
• Bring the edges up to cover and seal, and place in a greased plate.
• Fry oil, gently roll the kachori and fry until golden brown.
• Remove from oil, drain on a paper towel and serve with potato and tomato bhujia and kheer.