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Urad Dal Ki Kachauri

Ingredients

1. Urad dal (split) 1/2 cup
2. Red chillis ground 1/2 tsp
3. Cumin seed 1/2 tsp
4. Wheat flour 1 1/2 cups
5. Oil or Ghee 4 tsp
6. Water 1/2 cup
7. Oil for deep frying
8. Salt to taste

Method:-

1. Soak the dal in water overnight. Drain and grain it to a fine paste.
2. Heat half the oil and fry peethi (dal paste) till dry. Then mix cumin seeds, chillis and salt.
3. Mix flour, remaining oil, salt and water to make a dough. Knead it well and make a stiff dough. Cover it with a damp cloth and keep it aside for half an hour.
4. And then make small sized balls and flatten them a bit with palm.
5. Put one tablespoon of peethi mixture in the centre of each tikki. Pinch the edges together to form a ball again. Roll out into 2 inches chapatis.
6. Heat the oil and deep fry these kacauris till light brown and puffed.
7. Take them out directly on a brown sheet of paper and serve hot with hot pickle, chutney.