Recipe- Spicy And Tasty Moth Kachori

A spicy and tasty moth beans curry topped with crispy broken kachori and chopped onions and tomatoes. This is one filling and delicious street food. Multani Moth Kachori is a popular street food from Delhi and is quite a tasty and filling dish.

Ingredients

For Moth Curry

1 1/2 cup moth beans
1 teaspoon ginger, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
1 onion, chopped
salt to taste
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon amchoor powder

For Ground Masala

1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon carom seeds
1-2 dried red chilli

Other Ingredients

tamarind chutney as required
mint chutney as required
1/2 cup onions, sliced or chopped
1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped
1-2 green chillies, chopped
1/4 cup coriander leaves, chopped
juice of one lemon
1 teaspoon chaat masala

For Kachori

1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup wheat flour
1 teaspoon carom seeds
1 teaspoon oil
a pinch salt
water as required
oil for deep frying

Method

Make Moth Curry

* Wash and soak moth beans in enough water for 6-8 hours or overnight.

* Cook the soaked moth dal in pressure cooker with 4 cups of water and pinch of salt for about 4 whistles.

* Let the pressure release naturally and the open the lid and put the cooked dal aside.

* Heat oil in a pan and add onions, ginger, and garlic. Saute for few minutes. Stir and add the ground masala, salt, and amchoor powder and remove from heat.

* Add the tempering into the cooked dal and set aside.

Make the kachoris

* In a mixing bowl add flours, salt, carom seeds and oil. Mix to combine.

* Knead a smooth dough using enough water and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.

* Heat oil in a wok over medium-low heat. Divide the dough into small lime sized balls.

* Roll each ball into a round disc, prick with the fork and deep fry until golden and crispy.

* Drain on paper towel and set aside.

Assembling

* Into the serving bowls or plate crumble two or three kachoris, add ladlefuls of moth curry, drizzle tamarind and mint chutney.

* Sprinkle chaat masala, lemon juice and top with some chopped tomato, onions, green chilli and coriander leaves.

* Serve and enjoy.