Khasta kachori

Ingredients:
3/4 cup skinless dried black beans(urad)
four cup refined flour(Maida)
one green chilly finely chopped
1/2 tsp salt
oil for deep frying
one tbsp anise seeds(saunf)
one tbsp coriander seeds
one tbsp white cumin seeds
1/2 tsp red chilly powder
1/4 tsp asafoetida powder
Method:
Soak urad dal in water overnight then rinse and drain. Sift the Maida and gradually add water to make soft dough. Cover the dough with damp cloth and leave for 30 minutes. Grind the drained dal with chilly powder, salt and spices to make stuffing. Mix well and divide it into 16 equal portions. Divide the dough into 16, using wet hands and smear each portion with a little oil. Take one portion and roll out into two inch round.
Close the edges to cover the stuffing and make a smooth ball, using greased hands. Flatten and roll into 3-4 inch round. Heat plenty of oil in a deep frying pan or a kadai. Now put the rolled kachori and carefully slip it into the hot oil.  Immediately start flickering hot oil over the top of it with a spatula so that it will swell up like a ball. Flip the kachori over and cook the other side until it shows golden brown color. Serve it hot with tamarind chutney.

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