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Khasta kachori is a delicious, spicy, fried puffed pastry. It is filled with spicy moong dal mixture and then deep fried. Kachori is flakey from outside and hollow inside. It should be fried on low heat so it can cook through to have a nice crunch. It is one of the dish you can eat for any meal! Ingredients Dough 1 cup All Purpose flour (plain flour or maida) 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons oil 1/4 cup chilled water more or less as needed Filling 1/4 cup yellow moong dal (available Indian grocery stores) 1 teaspoon fennel seeds coarsely grinded (saunf) 1 teaspoon coriander seeds coarsely grinded (dhania) 1 teaspoon red chilly flakes 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder 1/2 teaspoon mango powder (amchoor) Pinch of asafetida (hing) 1/2 teaspoon salt (adjust to your taste) 1 tablespoon oil 2 tablespoon
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