Holi Special Dal Kachori: On the occasion of Holi, a variety of dishes are prepared at home. These include some sweet and some savoury. Celebrating Holi with a variety of dishes has its own unique charm. Today, we’ll share a recipe for Dal Kachori for Holi. This kachori has a delicious taste. You can also delight guests who come to your house to celebrate Holi by serving it to them. So, this Holi, be sure to enjoy Dal Kachori, and let us share its recipe.
Ingredients for Dal Kachori
- Maida (wheat flour) – 2.5 cups
- Mung bean lentils – 1/2 cup
- Gram flour – 1/4 cup
- Ghee – 4 tablespoons
- Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon
- Fennel seeds (saunf) – 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric – 1/2 teaspoon
- Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
- Garam masala – 1 teaspoon
- Amchur (dry mango powder) – 1 teaspoon
- Ginger powder – 1/4 teaspoon
- Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
- Green chillies – 2
- Oil – for frying
- Salt – to taste
Method for making Dal Kachori
- To make this kachori, first put the flour in a large bowl.
- Then add a little salt and ghee and mix well.
- Now, add water little by little and knead into a soft dough.
- Then, apply oil to the dough, cover it with a cloth and set it aside for half an hour.
- Before this, soak the mung dal in a bowl for two hours.
- Then grind the mung dal in a mixer to form a coarse paste and store it in a vessel.
- Now, take a pan, add 1 teaspoon of ghee and heat it over medium heat.
- Add fennel and cumin seeds, along with a pinch of asafoetida, and fry them.
- Add turmeric, red chilli, coriander powder, dry mango powder, garam masala, and other spices, along with salt to taste.
- After the spices are thoroughly fried, add gram flour and fry over low heat.
- Add the pre-prepared mung dal paste to this mixture and mix.
- After this, take the flour dough and form a ball.
- Then roll this ball, press it with your thumb to deepen it, and add the prepared mung dal stuffing.
- Enclose the stuffing and flatten it between your palms to form a ball.
- Heat oil in a pan, then fry the kachoris over low heat.
- Now you can take it out in a plate and serve it with some chutney.
