Suitable for:
Vegan, Vegetarian, Low Carb
Serves:
3-4 people (10-12 large size kachoris)
Output:
10-12 large size kachoris
Time:
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Recipe Macros: Defatted Soya Kachori
| Energy | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Net Carbs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 899 kcal | 67 g | 12 g | 147 g | 130 g |
Ingredients: Defatted Soya Kachori
| For Dough | For Filling | For Filling (Optional) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defatted Soya Flour 100 g |
Urad Dal 100 g |
Amchur Powder 1 tsp |
Cashews 7-8 pcs |
| Maida 150 g |
Oil 5 g |
Garam Masala 1 tsp |
Raisins 10-12 pcs |
| Baking Soda 1/2 tsp |
Red Chili Powder 1 tsp |
Saunf Powder (coarse) 1 tsp |
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| Oil 5 g |
Dhaniya Powder 3 tsp |
Kashmiri Red Chili Powder 1 tsp |
|
| Salt As per taste |
Dalchini 1/2 inch |
Stevia / Erythritol As per taste |
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| Water 2/3 cup |
Black Salt 1 tsp |
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| Jeera Powder 1 tsp |
Salt 1 tsp or as per taste |
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Pre Prep Stage: Making Dough
- Mix all the above ingredients and make a soft dough.
- Cover it with a lid and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.
Procedure: Making Filling
- Meanwhile strain the soaked urad dal and in a pan heat oil.
- Now add jeera, dalchini and other spices along with strained urad dal.
- Mix all the spices except cashews and raisins on a low medium flame and cook until all the water in the dal dries up.
- Now add cashews and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Transfer the filling to a bowl or plate and cool it.
- Then grind the dal filling in a mixer and make a meal with coarse texture.
- Now add raisins if you want.
Procedure: Making Raw Kachori
- After 15 minutes again knead the dough and divide it into equal pieces of lemon size.
- Then make small flat roti using a rolling pin add the prepared filling.
- Make pleats and secure the filling them tightly.
- Now roll into kachoris and ensure the filling doesn’t come out. Repeat this to make more kachoris.
Procedure: Cooking Kachori
- Now set the air fryer at 160 degree centigrade and keep 3-4 kachoris for 6 minutes.
- Now flip them and keep them again for 4 minutes. Time can vary by few minutes depending on the type of air fryer.
Defatted soya kachoris are ready. Remove the kachoris in a plate.
Garnish them with onion, curd, nylon sev, green mint chutney, imli chutney or anything of your choice. You can simply have it with tea also.
Outcome:
Light brown, Crispy, Sweet spicy taste, Sweet aroma
Shelf Life:
- Kachoris can last for 8-10 days in refrigerator.
- You can also store the dough and filling for 2-3 days in refrigerator to make more the next day.
Storage Instructions:
Refrigerate the extra kachoris and enjoy them as snack with tea, coffee, juice or with curd and spices.
Additional Info:
- You can add potato or paneer as stuffing instead of dal but the shelf life of these kachoris will be reduced.
- You can replace defatted soya flour with fine soya chunks powder.
