Raj kachori (Royal chat from Rajasthan)

• Servings: 5-6
• Boiling time: 15-20 minutes.
• Preparation time: 5 minutes.
• Frying time: 3-4 minutes(each).
• Serving  time: 2-3 minutes(each).
• Total time: 32  minutes.

Raj kachori is my favorite chat filled with delicious condiments; its origins in Uttar Pradesh has become very popular all over India. It is not only delicious, but packed with protein, fiber and so many healthy nutrients. Sprouts and curd are bursting with anti oxidants and good for maintaining glowing skin.

Holi! This is the festival of celebration of colours and mouth watering delicacies, sweets are the integral part of all over India. Almost all states of India celebrate this festival in their own ways.

I am going to upload daily one recipe for Holi -i.e. Raj kachori, Namkin, Dahl–vada, Gujhia etc.

Ingredients:

For kachori:

• Sooji: 1 cup
• Maida (refined flour):1 tablespoon
• Salt: ¼ teaspoon
• Red chilli powder: ¼ teaspoon
• Refined Oil: for deep frying

For filling:

• Curd: 1 cup
• Kabuli chana: half cup (optional)
• Mung bean sprout (green gram): half cup
• Potato: 2 no. (Medium size)
• Dahi-bhalle (Bada): 6-8
• Pomegranate corn: half cup
• Tamarind chutney: half cup
• Green chutney: 2 tablespoon
• Coriander leaf: 50 gm
• Roasted cumin powder: 1 teaspoon
•  Red chilli powder: 1 teaspoon
• Bhujia (sev): half cup

Preparation:

1. Take a wide vessel; put Sooji, Maida, red chilli powder and salt with sufficient quantity of water. Mix well and make stiff dough. Wait for 10-15 minutes.(You can make it in food processor also)
2. Divide in to 4-6 equal parts, roll it into roti.

Method:

For making kachori:

1. Heat oil in fry pan on medium heat (to check if oil is ready; put a little piece of dough in the oil it comes up slowly).
2. Deep fry it on medium heat.
3. After it starts to puff slowly turn over.
4. Fry till well puffed.
5. Take it out on strainer, and keep aside, allow cooling.

For making fillings:

1. Wash, Boil and peel off potatoes, cut into small cubes and keep aside.
2. Clean, wash and chop coriander leaves.
3. Wash Mung bean sprout, keep aside.
4. Boil Kabuli chana, keep aside.

For serving:

1. Take one kachori in a serving plate.
2. Make a big hole in the centre.
3. Fill with potato cubes, sprouts and green chutney.
4. Now put boiled chana and dahi bhalle along with curd.
5. Sprinkle roasted cumin powder, salt, red chilli powder, tamarind chutney and bhujia.
6. Decorate with Pomegranate and coriander leaves.
7. Sprinkle little red chilli powder and roasted cumin powder.
8. Serve immediately before it becomes soggy.

Raj kachori (Royal chat from Rajasthan) by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.