Guilt free Tea time with homemade Baked Kachoris

BAKED KACHORI

Ingredients	Quantity
For the kachori stuffing(masala) Besan (horse gram flour)	¼ cup
Jeera (cumin)powder Saunf (fenel)powder	½ teaspoon ½ teaspoon
Garam Masala Dhania(coriander)powder	½ teaspoon ½ teaspoon
Red chilly powder	½ teaspoon
Til (Sesame seeds)	1 teaspoon
Sugar Chaat masala Almond powder/meal Turmeric powder Sweet chutney(dates and tamrind) Pudina (mint ) leaves	½ teaspoon ½ teaspoon 2 tablespoon Pinch 1 tablespoon 6 to 7 finely chopped
Salt	To taste
Water Oil For the Kachori Cover All purpose flour Milk (fat free) Canola oil Ajwain (carom seeds) Salt	3 tablespoon 2 teaspoon 1 cup 1/4th cup 1/4th cup 1 teaspoon To taste

  

Method:

For the Kachori dough

In a mixing bowl add the all purpose flour, to it add salt ajwain and mix well.

To the flour add the oil and the chilled milk and knead it properly till the dough becomes soft around 5 minutes.

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes.

For the Kachori Masala stuffing

Dry roast the ¼ cup besan and almond meal over medium flame until it turns slightly golden brown.

Heat the oil in nonstick pan, keeping the flame to low, add the pudina leaves  followed by all the masalas, salt, sugar and then add the besan and almond mixture.

Mix it properly making sure no lumps are formed and to it add the sweet chutney followed by 3 tablespoon water.

Remove the pan from the heat and let the stuffing masala cool.

Final step : Making the kachori

Pre heat the oven at 425 F

Divide the stuffing masala into equal parts and roll them to small balls.

Divide the dough into equal parts (around 10 to 12 ), roll them out like small puris, place the masala ball at the centre and cover the stuffing with the dough and seal it.

Tranfer them on a baking tray and bake them for 15 minutes (after 7 minutes turn the kachori side)

Now lower the tempreture to 375 F and bake the kachoris for 8 to 10 minutes.

Makes around 10 to 12 delicious kachoris .

GOOD & HEALTHY REASONS TO TRY THIS RECIPE

• Simple easy recipe and wont take more than 1 hour to be served on your plate.
• Make your own chaat at home : You can also make low fat or fat free dahi chaat using the mint and sweet chutney, some chopped onion and coriander and chaat masala to sprinkle :P  

• Masala stuffing is something you can always change according to your taste,little more spicy / sweet , then why to buy something which is high in unwanted  saturated fats when you can make it yourself :)

• Serve these kachoris with antioxidant rich mint chutney and sweet chutney.

ENJOY!!!