Raj Kachori Recipe: How to make this chaat variant in easy steps at home

Raj Kachori is known as one of biggest kachori variants and also a chaat delicacy. It is a North Indian delicacy in which a kachori is stuffed with potato and sprout filling and served with curd, chutney, and sev. Raj Kachori is best served during festive occasions. Here is an easy recipe for raj kachori to make at home.

Ingredients

For Raj Kachori

• 1 cup fine rava or 160 grams fine rava (sooji or cream of wheat or semolina)
• 3 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons besan (gram flour)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon red chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon fennel powder
• ⅛ teaspoon black pepper powder
• 1 teaspoon oil
• ⅛ teaspoon baking soda or 2 to 3 pinches
• 7 to 8 tablespoons water or d as required
• Oil as required - for deep frying

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For chaat stuffing

• 1.5 cups boiled chana
• 1.5 cups boiled moong or steamed moong sprouts
• 1.5 cups boiled and peeled potatoes cubes
• 10 to 12 papdi
• Fine sev - as required
• Chaat masala powder - as required
• ⅓ cup green chutney
• ⅓ cup sweet chutney
• ½ cup beaten curd (yogurt)
• Black salt – as required
• Roasted cumin powder – as required
• Red chili powder – as required
• Finely chopped coriander leaves (cilantro leaves) – as required

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Preparation

Making raj kachori dough

1. Take 1 cup fine rava (160 grams), 3 tablespoons whole wheat flour (atta) and 2 tablespoons besan (gram flour) in a mixing bowl.
2. d ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon red chili powder, ¼ teaspoon saunf powder and ⅛ teaspoon black pepper powder. Also, d ⅛ teaspoon baking soda or 2 to 3 pinches of it.
3. Drizzle 1 teaspoon oil. n d 7 to 8 tablespoons water in parts and begin to kne dough. d water as required and kne to a firm dough.
4. dough should not be soft. It should be firm. Cover dough with a moist kitchen towel and let dough rest for 30 minutes.
5. After 30 minutes, kne dough again and make medium sized balls from dough. Cover dough balls with a moist kitchen napkin, so that y do not become dry. Take dough ball and gently roll it to a 4 to 5 inches diameter round. Do not make kachoris eir too thin or thick. Roll evenly.
6. Assemble all chaat ingredient elements before you start making raj kachori. Break top crust of kachori and create enough space inside for chaat ingredients to occupy.

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Kachori Chaat preparation

1. First, d some boiled chana or as required. n d some boiled and peeled potatoes cubes. Next, d some boiled moong or steamed moong sprouts. Top it with some beaten curd. Next, d green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney as required.
2. Sprinkle some black salt, roasted cumin powder, and red chili powder, as required.
3. Crush some papdi and top it on raj kachori. d some boondi. Sprinkle some sev on top. Garnish with some pomegranate arils and chopped coriander leaves.

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