Prabha Ki Rasoi - Recipes in Hindi and English

Moong Dal Khasta Kachori Ingredients : Maida - 2 cup Oil - 1/2 cup Salt - 1 tsp Moong dal - 1/2 cup (soaked for 2 hours) Green chilly (finely chopped) - 2  Coriander powder - 1 tsp Fennel powder - 1 tsp Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp Hing (Asafoetida) - 1/4 tsp Ginger powder - 1/2 tsp (or 1 inch piece grated) Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Oil for frying kachoris Method : 1. Take maida in a big bowl or plate, add 1/2 tsp salt and mix well. 2. Add 1/4 cup oil and mix well 3. Now add little water at a time and knead soft dough same as required for making chapatti. Don't knead the dough too much.  4. Cover the dough and keep it aside for 15-20 minutes to set. 5. Coarsely ground the soaked moong dal.  6. Heat  1/4 cup oil in a pan  7. When oil is sufficiently hot, add cumin seeds and saute for a while.  8. After sauteing cumin seeds add hing, green chilly, coriander powder, fennel powder and saute the spices for few minutes.  9. Now ...

Khasta Kachori Ingredients: Urad Dal (Split and dehusked black gram lentils) - 1 cup Ajwain (Carom Seeds) - 1 tsp All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 500 gm Oil - 1 cup Hing (asafoetida) - 1/2 tsp Salt - 2 tsp Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp Saunf (Fennel seed) Powder - 1 tbsp Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp Baking Soda - a pinch Oil for frying Method: 1. Wash and Soak Urad Dal for 5- 6 hours 2. Remove Dal from water and grind coarsely using minimum water 3. Heat 3 tbsp oil and add hing 4. Add ground Dal and cook till it looses its moisture and becomes crispy and golden brown 5. Add 1 tsp salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder, saunf powder, baking soda and mix well 6. Remove from fire and keep it aside 7. Add 1 tsp salt and ajwain in Flour and mix well 8. Add 3/4 cup oil in it and rub well 9. Using warm water (About 1 cup) little by little, knead a bit hard dough 10. Cover the dough with a muslin cloth for about 30 minutes 11. Take small portions from the dough and pr...