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Jaipur Pyaaz Kachori By Chef Ajay Chopra

Jaipur Pyaaz Kachori is one of the most famous recipes of Rajasthan. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for this snack that is popular far and wide.

Serves

1-2 Min

Cooking Time

10-12 Min

Meal Type

snacks

Preparation Time

10-20 Min

Difficulty

MEDIUM

INGREDIENTS

  • For the dough

    • 2-3 cups all refined flour (maida)

    • water as required

    • 1/2 tsp ajwain

    • salt as required

  • For Kachori Masala

    • 1 tsp saunf (fennel seeds)

    • 2 tsp coriander seeds

    • 4-5 cloves

    • 1-2 tsp black pepper

    • 2 Kashmiri red chillies

    • 2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

  • For Kachori filling

    • 2-3 tbsp oil

    • 1 tsp cumin seeds

    • 1 tsp saunf

    • ¼ to ½ tbsp hing powder

    • 2 tbsp green chilli and garlic paste

    • 1 cup chopped onion

    • 1 tsp red chilli powder

    • 1 tsp salt

    • 2-3 tsp kachori masala

    • 1-2 tsp amchur powder

    • 1 tsp citric acid

    • 1 cup boiled and mashed potato

    • freshly chopped coriander

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    In a pan roast, saunf, coriander seeds, cloves, peppercorns, jeera and dried red chillies to a nice brown color and then grind into a fine powder.
  2. 2

    In a bowl crush citric acid powder and set aside.
  3. 3

    Heat oil in a pan; add jeera, sauf, hing, green chilli and garlic paste, chopped onions, red chilli powder and salt.
  4. 4

    Now add the bhuna masala to the pan along with aamchur powder and fine citric powder.
  5. 5

    Add in the boiled and mashed potatoes along with some fresh coriander.
  6. 6

    Prepare a dough with refined flour, water, salt and ajwain.
  7. 7

    Make the dough allow it to rest for a couple of hours and then divide it into equal parts.
  8. 8

    Flatten the dough – add the aloo filling inside, cover it and with the hand flatten it again.
  9. 9

    Roll it again with a rolling pin before adding it to hot oil.
  10. 10

    Fry the kachori until it turns golden and crisp.
  11. 11

    Serve the pyaaz ki kachori with teekhi and meethi chutney or Kadhi.

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