Kachori with Potato Bhajia

Ingredients:

• For Kachori Dough:
• All purpose flour 2 cups
• Salt ½ tsp
• Ghee ¼ cup
• Cold water for kneading
• For Kachori Filling:
• Bengal gram ½ cup (soaked for 4 hours)
• Cumin 1 tsp
• Asafetida 1/8 tsp
• Red crushed chili 1 tbsp
• All spice powder 1 tsp
• Dry mango powder 1 tbsp (amchor)
• Gram flour 2 tbsp
• Oil 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• For Potato Bhajia:
• Boiled Potatoes ½ kg
• Cumin Seeds 1 tsp
• All spice powder 1 tsp
• Dry mango powder 1 tsp (Mango Powder)
• Green chillies 3-4 chopped
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
• Oil 1 tbsp
• For Green Mint Chutney:
• Mint leaves 1 cup
• Coriander leaves ½ cup
• Green chilies 4-6 or to taste
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp
• Tamarind paste ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste

Cooking Directions:

1. For Kachoris: Mix all the ingredients and knead into firm dough by using a little water.
2. Knead properly for at least 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Divide the dough into 24 equal portions and keep it under a wet muslin cloth.
4. For the filling: Boil the bengal gram. Heat the oil in a pan, add cumin and asafetida.
5. When the seeds crackle add in boiled bengal gram and fry for a few seconds.
6. Mix in the red crushed chili, all spice, gram flour, mango powder and salt.
7. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes till curry is cooked properly.
8. Cool and grind into a fine paste.
9. Roll each part of the dough into a circle.
10. Put one part of the filling mixture in the center of the rolled dough circle.
11. Cover the filling mixture with the dough by slowly stretching it over the filling mixture.
12. Close the ends tightly by pinching them together.
13. Deep fry in hot oil over low flame till the kachori puff up and turns golden.
14. For Potato Bhajia: Dice the boiled potatoes.
15. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds when they crackle add all the spices and ginger garlic paste.
16. Fry for a minute, then add potatoes.
17. Mix well and a little water.
18. Cook it for 10 to 12 minutes then turn off the flame.
19. Serve hot potato bhajia with kachoris.
20. For Green Mint Chutney: Grind all the ingredients of mint chutney together till smooth. You can add in a little water if needed.