(Puffed fried
breads with black lentil stuffing)
Preparation time: 40 minutes
Cooking time: 20-25 minutes
Serves: 4
Recipe Ingredients:
-1 Cup husked Black Gram split lentils (dhuli urad dal)
-3 Cups refined flour
-4 tbsp Clarified butter+ oil to deep fry
A pinch of asafetida
-2green Chilies (chopped)
-1 inch piece of Ginger (Chopped)
-1 tsp Raw Mango Powder
-1 tsp Garam Masala
-1 tsp Cumin seeds (Coarsely powdered)
½ tsp Red Chili powder
-1 tsp Coriander Powder
Salt to taste
-Wash the lentils well and soak in three cups of water for three to four
hours. Drain and grind coarsely.
- Heat tablespoons of oil in a frying pan, add asafetida, green chilies,
ginger, Garam Masala, Mango powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and
cumin seeds. Mix well and add salt to taste.
-Add ground lentils. Mix and continue to sauté for two to three minutes
till mixture is dry. Remove from heat and divide into 12-16 portions.
-Rub in the clarified butter and salt to taste into the flour. Knead into a stiff dough using water as
required.
-Divide dough into 12-16 portions and roll into small balls. Flatten slightly and stuff portion of the
mixture. Shape into a ball and roll out
into three-inch discs so that they are thinner around the edges and thicker in
the center.
-Head sufficient oil in the pan.
When moderately hot, add a few Katchori.
Continue to fry on low heat, turning Katchori once or twice till crisp
and golden. Drain onto an absorbent
kitchen paper.
Serve hot with any pickle, chutney or sauce of your choice.
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