Sooji Kachori Recipe with step by step photo - Kachori is one of the most popular snacks in Northern part of India. Mostly Kachoris are made with maida.

Sooji Kachori Recipe with step by step photo - Kachori is one of the most popular snacks in Northern part of India. Mostly Kachoris are made with maida (all-purpose flour) or whole wheat flour and filled with spicy mixture and deep fried. It is served as snack and even as main meal in some places, accompanied with coriander chutney or sometimes with spicy Dum aloo.

This is a very easy Indian Snacks Recipe made with Semolina. In this recipe I used upma rava or coarse rava. Do not use any other Sooji (rava) in this recipe. It won’t work that well and kachoris won't come out good. I used potato stuffing in this recipe. There are other popular fillings like mashed peas, dal masala or onion masala. You can actually substitute it with any stuffing of your choice. These crispy Kachoris are easy n quick to prepare they are so yummy.

Preparation Time: 20 Minutes
Cooking Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

For Dough:

• Coarse Sooji (Rawa, Semolina) - 1 cup
• Water - 2 cups
• Carom Seeds (ajwain) - 1 tsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt - 1/2 tsp

For Stuffing:

• Potato (Boiled) - 3
• Ginger (finely chopped) - 1 inch
• Chaat masala - ½ tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Dry mango powder - 1/4 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
• Green Chili (chopped) - 2 (or as hot as you like)
• Coriander leaves/Cilantro (finely chopped) - 2 tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - For deep frying

Method:

1. Take boiled potatoes in a bowl and mash them finely.

2. Add salt, ginger, coriander powder, dry mango powder, red chili powder, green chili, garam masala powder and green coriander leaves. Mix all ingredients really well. Stuffing is ready. Keep it aside.

3. For kneading semolina, heat 2 cup of water in a pan. When water starts simmering add carom seeds, 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tbsp oil into it.

4. Now add semolina into it and stir constantly and cook on low flame till sooji becomes just thick enough to make the balls. Let it cool for some time. When semolina gets cool and can be touched with hands then grease your hands with some oil and knead it nicely. Dough is ready.

5. Now take some dough equal to the size of small lemon. Put some oil in your palm and roll it giving it a round shape.

6. Now flatten one dough ball with your hands, make a hole and fill it with the potato stuffing. Seal the stuffing nicely from all sides. Now flatten this stuffed dough ball very gently with your hands giving it a shape of kachori.

7. Heat oil in a pan at medium heat. Place the kachoris in oil gently for deep frying. Flip and fry the kachoris until they turn golden brown in color from both sides.

8. Drain on absorbent paper/paper towel.

9. Serve hot with coriander chutney or tomato ketchup.

Notes:

1. While making kachori the sooji mixture should be warm not cold otherwise dough will turn hard and it gets difficult in making kachoris.

2. Make sure to seal all the sides otherwise kachoris will fall apart while frying.

3. Make sure oil is not very hot while deep frying the kachoris otherwise kachoris will cook only from outside.




Sooji Kachori Recipe with step by step photo:

1. Take boiled potatoes in a bowl and mash them finely.

2. Add salt, ginger, coriander powder, dry mango powder, red chili powder, green chili, garam masala powder and green coriander leaves.

3.  Mix all ingredients really well. Stuffing is ready. Keep it aside.

4. For kneading semolina, heat 2 cup of water in a pan. When water starts simmering add carom seeds, 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tbsp oil into it.

5. Now add semolina into it and stir constantly and cook on low flame till sooji becomes just thick enough to make the balls.

6. Let it cool for some time. When semolina gets cool and can be touched with hands then grease your hands with some oil and knead it nicely. Dough is ready.

7. Now take some dough equal to the size of small lemon. Put some oil in your palm and roll it giving it a round shape. Now flatten one dough ball with your hands, make a hole and fill it with the potato stuffing. 

8. Seal the stuffing nicely from all sides. Now flatten this stuffed dough ball very gently with your hands giving it a shape of kachori.

9. Heat oil in a pan at medium heat. Place the kachoris in oil gently for deep frying.

10. Flip and fry the kachoris until they turn golden brown in color from both sides.

11. Drain on absorbent paper/paper towel.

12. Serve hot with coriander chutney or tomato ketchup.