Lilva Kachori
Lilva Kachori Recipe – a classic Gujarati snack or farsan ideal for winter or rainy weather.
Ingredients
For Stuffing
- 1 ¾ cup Fresh tuvar dana (Green pigeon peas or lilva)
- 1 inch Ginger roughly chopped
- 3-4 Green chilies roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons Peanuts
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- ¼ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 2 teaspoons Sesame seeds
- Salt to taste
- 2 teaspoons Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Garam masala
- 1 tablespoon Cashew nuts chopped
- ¼ cup Cilantro or coriander leaves
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
For The Dough
- ½ cup All purpose flour (Maida)
- ½ cup Whole wheat flour (Chapati atta)
- ¼ teaspoons Sugar
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons Water
Instructions
Make Stuffing & Dough
- Coarsely grind the tuvar lilva, ginger, green chilies and peanuts using food processor or grinder.
- Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat and add mustard seeds. Once they pop add sesame seeds and let them splutter.
- Immediately add coarsely ground mixture along with salt.
- Cover and cook for 7-8 minutes or till the lilva gets cooked.
- Mix in garam masala, sugar, cashews, coriander leaves and lemon juice.
- Turn off the stove and let the stuffing cool down completely.
- Meantime knead the dough. Mix in both flours, salt, sugar and oil using your fingertips into a bowl.
- Then start kneading the dough by adding little water at a time and make smooth yet semi-soft dough.
- Cover and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
Shaping & Frying Lilva Kachori
- Knead the dough one more time to make it smooth, divide into 12 equal portions, make smooth balls and flatten between your palm to make the discs.
- Work with one at a time and roll into 3–4-inch diameter circle.
- Put one portion of stuffing into the center, make pleats and gather them into the center, pinch it and seal it tightly.
- Similarly shape rest of them and on other side heat the oil for frying on medium heat.
- Once oil is hot fry few at a time till they are crispy and golden brown from all the sides.
- Remove them using slotted spatula and keep them paper towel lined plate to absorb the excess oil.
- Serve them hot or warm with chutney.
Nutrition
Calories: 660kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 10gFat: 52gSaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 592mgPotassium: 349mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8g
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