Khasta Kachori in Airfryer- Flaky Savoury fried pastry
2015-04-07
- Yield : 12
- Servings : 3
- Prep Time : 40m
- Cook Time : 20m
- Ready In : 60m
Khasta Kachori in Airfryer is the guilt free way of snacking on this flaky, crisp pastry filled with spiced filling. Traditionally deep fried, it is one of the most relished snack item in Northern India. It is called Khasta as the outer pastry is flaky and crisp. You can eat it with yoghurt and tamarind Chutney, or with tomato sauce, or a fried chilli or just pick one and bite into it as an accompaniment to your evening tea, a Kachori will always taste good.
Since these are deep fried, I tended to make them sparingly. The challenge for me was to make this forever in demand at home item healthy to eat, and thanks to the Philips Airfryer, it became possible. There is one disadvantage of using the airfryer for making this item though. You can not store the prepared kachoris in an airtight container for long. They tend to get hard unlike the deep fried ones.
Trivia
Kachori is supposed to have originated in Uttar Pradesh or Rajasthan. In these states it is usually a round flattened ball made of fine flour filled with a stuffing of baked mixture of yellow moong dal or Urad Dal (crushed and washed horse beans), besan (crushed and washed gram flour), black pepper, red chili powder, salt and other spices.
Additionally in Rajasthani cuisine, the Pyaaj Kachori (onion kachori) is very famous. Another form of Kachori which is famous in Rajasthan is the Mawa Kachori. It is a sweet dish which is dipped in sugar syrup.
In Gujarat, it is usually a round ball made of flour and dough filled with a stuffing of yellow moong dal, black pepper, red chili powder, and ginger paste.
In Delhi it is often served as a chaat. Delhi is also known for another kind of Khasta kachori, called ‘Raj Kachori’.
Source: Wikipedia
Airfryer – how it works
An air fryer is a kitchen appliance that works by using high-speed hot air circulation. When the fryer is working, it begins to produce hot air and a mechanical fan begins to circulate it very fast around the food, which fry the food and produces a crispy layer. By circulating air up to 200 Celsius degrees, this appliance fry several foods like potato chips, chicken, fish or pastries and it uses no oil.
Source: Wikipedia
Ingredients
- Crispy outer covering
- Flour (Maida) 2 cups
- Salt 1/2 Tsp
- Oil 50ml
- Filling
- Moong dal 1/2 cup. Soaked for 2 hours
- Cumin Seeds 1/2 Tsp
- Asafoetida (hing) 1/4 Tsp
- Ginger paste 1/2 Tsp
- Green Chili paste 1/4 Tsp
- Chili powder 1 Tsp
- Garam Masala 1 Tsp
- Amchur (dried mango powder)1 Tbsp
- Channa Besan (bengal gram flour) 2 Tbsp
- Oil 3 Tbsp
- Salt to taste
Method
Step 1
Combine the ingredients listed under Crispy outer covering and knead it into a dough using little water. Keep this aside for about 30 minutes
Step 2
Grind the soaked moong dal (use very little water for grinding)
Step 3
Heat oil and add Cumin seeds and Asafoetida, after a few seconds add ginger paste and green chilli paste and fry till the raw smell of ginger goes away
Step 4
Add the ground dal to the pan, add channa besan, sprinkle garam masala, red chilli powder, and amchur powder along with salt.
Step 5
Roast the dal till the water content of the dal evaporates (keep stirring it continuously) and the dal gets completely cooked.
Step 6
Cool this cooked mixture and divide into equal portions.
Step 7
The dough is now ready to be used. Pinch and make equal sized balls.
Step 8
Roll out each portion of the dough ball into a 2" diameter circle.
Step 9
Place one portion of the filling mixture in the center of the rolled dough, close in and seal the ends securely.
Step 10
Roll each filled dough into a 21/2" kachori taking care that the filling does not spill out. Make all the Kachoris
Step 11
While you are rolling the Kachoris, preheat your Airfryer at 180 degrees for 10 minutes
Step 12
Arrange the kachoris in the airfryer basket, brush them with a bit of oil and let the Airfryer do it's magic on them. Kachoris need about 8 minutes to get ready. But the time may vary with the Airfryer brand
Step 13
Keep checking the Kachoris and brushing them with oil every 3-4 minutes so that you don't over fry them.
Serving Suggestion
Serve the kachoris with chutney, tomato sauce or Dahi ke Aloo.
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posted by ruchika chandra on January 12, 2021
hi
i am beginner in cooking can you please share exact proportion of water and flour to make dough
posted by Swati Sani on January 13, 2021
For about 2 cups of flour, you will need 1/2 cup water in parts. Don’t put it all together. Keep adding water a few tbsp at a time and knead the dough well.
posted by Jaya on January 4, 2021
Swati- i tried kachoris in air fryer. They came out really good. My only question is my kachoris did not phulo like yours. Only one kachori phuloed like you. Can you please explain the reason behind it or what is the trick. I baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Thanks and looking forward to hear from you.
posted by Swati Sani on January 4, 2021
I am glad your kachories turned out good. The to get nice puffed up kachoris is in rolling them out evenly and see to it that the masala is also evenly spread. Other than that, the amount of moisture in the dough. Air Fryer will surely puff up the kachoris which are rolled out good. Also, the kachori dough is softer than poori dough and has some amount of oil to make them flaky, which I am sure you know 🙂
posted by Sweta on May 7, 2015
Thank s for sharing. I just needed to understand, if the Kachori would puff up well in the air fryer ?
posted by Steve Puu on April 29, 2015
Thanks for sharing this easy recipe. I am going to try it now.