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Lilva kachori recipe | How to make Gujarati lilva kachori | lili tuvar kachori

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 12 kachories

Ingredients
 

For outer layer

  • ½ cup maida - all purpose flour
  • ½ cup wheat flour
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ¼ cup + 3 tbsp Water or as required

For stuffing

  • 1.5 cup fresh tuvar dana - green pigeon peas
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 4 chopped green chilli 3 tbsp peanuts
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ¼ tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp white sesame seeds
  • Salt to taste
  • Pinch of baking soda
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp chopped cashew nuts
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

For kachori dough

  • In a mixing bowl, add maida, salt and ghee. mix well. Add water gradually and knead a tight and smooth dough.
  • Cover and rest the dough for 20-25 minutes.

For kachori stuffing

  • Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat and add cumin seeds. Once they pop add sesame seeds and let them splutter.
  • Then add coarsely ground mixture and mix well.
  • Then add a pinch of baking soda and salt. Mix well.
  • Cover and cook for 7-8 minutes or till the lilva get cooked.
  • Then add garam masala, sugar, cashews and coriander leaves. mix well
  • Turn off the stove and add lemon juice to it.
  • let the stuffing cool down completely.
  • When the mixture is cool down, make a small size stuffing ball.

Making Lilva Kachori

  • Knead the dough one more time to make it smooth, divide into equal portions, make smooth balls and flatten it between your palms to make the discs.
  • Roll one puri into a 3-4 inch diameter circle. Apply some water on the sides of the puri.
  • Put one portion of stuffing into the center, make pleats and gather them into the center, pinch it and seal it tightly.
  • Similarly, shape the rest of them and on the other side heat the oil for frying on medium heat.
  • Once the oil is hot fry a few at a time till they are crispy and golden brown from all sides.
  • Remove them using a slotted spatula and keep their paper towel-lined plate to absorb the excess oil.
  • Serve them hot or warm with chutney.

Notes

  • Make smooth and semi-stiff kachori dough.
  • Grind the lilva and peas into a coarse mixture.
  • apply water on the sides of rolled puri, so kachori is sealed properly.
  • fry kachori on medium-low heat.