Crispy Sooji ki Kachori

Sooji ki Kachori...



Ingredients for Stuffing:

4 medium sized potatoes chopped into small pieces.
3-4 finely chopped green Chillies
1/2 cup peas
2 small Carrot (Finely chopped)
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Jeera (Cumin seeds)
1/4 tsp Methi (Fenugreek) seeds
1/4 tsp black Pepper powder
Salt to taste
2 tbl spoon Oil
2 pinches turmeric powder
2 pinches garam masala
1/4 tsp of Coriander powder


Ingredients for Kachori:

250 gms Sooji / Rawa (Semolina)
1/4 tsp Ajwain (Carom)
2 pinches Salt
2 tsp oil


Procedure to prepare Sooji for Kachori:

1. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan
2. Add Carom / Ajwain in it.
3. Pour 4-5 cups of water in the pan & let it boil.
4. Add Sooji slowly into the Pan and keep stirring it.
5. Cook for 3-5 mins and the mixture should be thick enough to make balls out of it.
6. Turn off the stove and keep the Sooji content aside to cool down.


Procedure to prepare the stuffing:

1. Heat 2tbl spn oil in a pan.
2. Add Mustard seeds, cumin seeds, Methi seeds, turmeric powder, Green chillies and let it saute.
3. Then add chopped potato pieces, peas & Carrot and add salt to taste.
4. Close the lid of the pan and cook it for 10-15 mins until the potatos & carrot are cooked well.
5. Then add Coriander powder, black pepper powder and garam masala. Stir the mixture for 2 mins and then turn off the stove.

The Potato stuffing

Procedure to make 'Sooji ki Kachori':

1. Heat some oil in a pan to deep fry the Kachories.
2. Knead the Sooji content to make it thick dough. Use water or wheat flour in your hand so that the sooji does not stick to your hand.
3. Make medium sized ball and give it a shape of a bowl.
4. Put the potato stuffing inside and roll the sooji bowl to make it a potato covered ball.
5. Pat the ball a little with your palm to flatten the two sides of the ball.

The preparations..

6. Put it in the heated oil on medium flame and let it fry until it becomes golden brown in color.

Take the Crispy Kachories out and server them HOT with pudina/mint chutney.