Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Lilva Kachori

Ingredients:
For Stuffing:
  1-cup Lilva/Green Tuvar /Pigeon peas/Raw  Kandulu(telugu)
  (I used Frozen tuvar )
  2-green chillies
  1/2 tsp-ginger garlic paste
  1 tsp-cumin seeds
  1 tsp-coriander seeds
  1/2 tsp-hing(optional)
  1/4 tsp-turmeric powder
  1 tsp-sugar
  1 tsp-chat masala/amchur powder
  2 tsp-lemon juice
  salt as required
  coriander leaves
  2 tsp-oil
For Dough:
  2 cups -all purpose flour
  2 tsp-sooji
  2 tsp-oil/ghee
  salt
  water as required
For deep fry
 Vegetable oil
Method:
  first prepare the dough.mix all the Dough ingredients and make a soft dough like chapathi dough.cover it with wet napkin.now take frozen lilva a microwave safe bowl put it in microwave about 2 to 3 mins.In blender add tuvar dal ,green chillies,salt,coriander leaves and grind into semi-smooth paste.heat oil in a skillet add cumin seeds,coriander seeds when it splutter add ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder fry for few mins.then add lilva paste to it and mix it well.
fry this till the liva paste become dry.then add amchur powder and lemon juice.then turn off the flame and let it cool.
now take the and divided into small balls.grease your palm ,take one dough ball and press it with hand to make a small circle
 put a spoon full tuvar masala.
close it by pull the edges.
carefully press it in palm and make sure the stuff don't come out.
repeat like this for remaining kachoris now heat the oil in pan deep fry them on medium flame till kachoris become golden color.
take them into tissue paper to observe excess oil.kachori is ready to eat.
serve hot with green chutney or sweet chutney or curd.

10 comments:

Unknown said...

Yummy kachori, Looks awesome! Nice presentation
wishing u & ur family happy and prosperous New Year!!

Tina said...

Looks crispy and delicious........

Ms.Chitchat said...

Wow!!!Yummy kachoris. Sure to prepare soon. Step by step procedures are good.

Chitchat
http://chitchatcrossroads.blogspot.com/

Sushma Mallya said...

kachori looks crisp & delicious,well presented it too...and wish u and your family a very happy new year...

s said...

Looks interesting!! must give this a try!

Unknown said...

Thank u all...Wish u happy & joyful new year...

Indian food recipes said...

Never tried at home...tnx swapna.

Unknown said...

Try it sangi..really u like it...

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

Awesome and perfect kachori. Do visit my blog when time permits.http://shanthisthaligai.blogspot.com/

Unknown said...

Thanks Shanthi to visit my blog,,sure I will visit your blog...