Onion Kachori:

Ingredients :

1 cup Plain flour

1/2 tbsp Melted ghee

Salt a pinch

Water to knead the dough

For filling :

1 cup finely chopped Onions

1 tbsp Bengal gram flour

2 tbsp chopped Coriander

½ tsp Cumin seeds

1 Bay leaves

1 tsp Fennel seeds

1 tsp finely chopped Green chillies

1 tsp Coriander powder

1 tsp Chilly powder

1/2 tsp Nigella seeds

1/2 tsp Garam masala

3-4 tbsp Oil

Salt to taste

Method :

Mix flour with salt and ghee and make a smooth dough with water. Divide the dough into equal parts and keep covered under a wet muslin cloth for half an hour.

Grind the green chillies and ginger into coarse powder and keep aside.

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, add the cumin seeds,nigella seeds,fennel seeds,bay leaves and chopped onion sauté for a min till they turns to golden brown in colour add the chilly & ginger paste , saute for a min. Then add the gram flour & sauté over low heat for 5-6 minutes.Add the chilly powder, garam masala, coriander and salt, saute for couple of minutes. Remove the bay leaves and discard.

Roll the above balls  into a small circle like puri and put one tbsp of the filling in the centre. Bring the ends of the circle together and form into a ball.

Seal the edges completely so that the stuffing does not come out. Roll out these dough balls into a small puris.

Deep fry the kachoris on low flame till both side of the kachoris turns to golen brown and crispy.Serve hot  with termarind chutney  or tomato sauce.

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